Birds (Nambucca Heads)

The farm where I spent Xmas abounded in birds.  I was ecstatic to see Regent Bowerbird - a beautiful species with black and gold plumage that I've wanted to see for ages.  Another new bird species for me was the Pacific Baza which was hard at work collecting twigs for a nest.  Dani took a great photo of an Eastern Spinebill - an extraordinary achievement with her 55 mm lens!!  The King Parrots that visited the farm in the early morning were also gorgeous and quite tame.  Colin, Dani's dad, is a great lover of birds and wildlife, and it was great to share his enthusiasm.

Regent Bowerbird

Eastern Spinebill (photo by Dx with a 55 mm lens!)

King Parrot

Pacific Baza collecting twigs

Birds of The Hunter Valley

These photos were taken during a photography weekend to The Hunter Valley.

Trip to Northern Territory

Highlights

• Viewing Uluru at sunset and sunrise
• Watching the colour of Uluru changing through the day
• Walking through the valleys around the Olgas
• Peering over the massive cliffs at King's Canyon (best highlight of the trip)
• Viewing the birds from a boat at Yellow Water (Kakadu)
• A jacana with babies under its wing
• Huge crocodiles (up to 6 metres long)
• Watching the sunset from Ubirr in Kakadu
• Amazing Aboriginal rock art
• Jim Jim Falls and Twin Falls (Kakadu)
• Lazing by the pool in the intense heat at Kakadu
• The huge flocks of noisy Corellas
• Swimming in the beatiful and gorgeously warm rock pools at Litchfield National Park

Uluru
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The Olgas
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King's Canyon
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Fires burning (Kakadu)
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Termite Mound (Kakadu)
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Jim Jim Falls (Kakadu)
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Crocodile (Kakadu)
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Reflections (Kakadu)
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Aborigine Rock Art (Kakadu)
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Sunrise (Kakadu)
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Huge flocks of ducks (Kakadu)
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Lilly (Kakadu)
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Litchfield National Park
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Dingo
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Brolga Crane
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Punk Rocker!
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Barking Owl
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Jacana with baby (very cute!)
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Forest Kingfisher
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Blue Winged Kookaburra .



Little Corellas (very noisy!)
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Flying tern
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Darter



Whiteplumed honeyeater
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Wedgetailed Eagle
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Spinefex Dove
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Myburghian Leaps
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Ally and me
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Funny camper van
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New Birds

Northern Fantail
Crested Bellbird
Whitethroated honeyeater
White-gaped honeyeater
Yellow-throated Miner
Mulga Parrot
Spinefex Pigeon
Brown Goshawk
Comb-crested Jacana
Australian pranticole
Pied heron
Green Pygmy-goose