The Outback.
Australia, Day Ten.
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| Desert Oak (Allocasuarina decaisneana). |
Species seen around the campsite and travelling South included (in the order that they were seen)
Torresian Crow (Corvus orru),
Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis),
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora),
Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook),
Budgies (Melopsittacus undulatus),
Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea),
White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata),
Collared Sparrowhawk (Accipiter cirrocephalus),
Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen),
Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius),
Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae),
White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna) x2,
Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata),
Black-faced Woodswallow (Artamus cinereus),
Australasian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae),
Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis),
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides),
Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius),
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus),
Crested Pigeon (Ocyphaps lophotes),
Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor),
Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) and 3x
Dingo's (Canis dingo).
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| Dingo (Canis dingo). |
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| Dingo (Canis dingo). |
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| Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata). |
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| Black Honeyeater (Sugomel nigrum). |
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| Black Honeyeater (Sugomel nigrum). |
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| Yellow-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa). |
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Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens) Male.
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Mountain and Desert Oak area species included
Dusky Grasswren (Amytornis purnelli),
Masked (Artamus personatus) and
Little Woodswallow (Artamus minor),
Grey-headed (Ptilotula keartlandi), Pied (Certhionyx variegatus) and
Black Honeyeater (Sugomel nigrum),
Purple-backed Fairywren (Malurus assimilis),
White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor),
Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula),
Yellow-rumped (Acanthiza chrysorrhoa) and
Inland Thornbill (Acanthiza apicalis), a heard only
Pallid Cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus),
Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) and a very smart
Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii). |
| Sandhill Grasswren (Amytornis striatus oweni). |
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| Sandhill Grasswren (Amytornis striatus oweni). |
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| Sandhill Grasswren (Amytornis striatus oweni). |
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| Slaty-backed Thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris). |
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| Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys). |
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| Brown Falcon (Falco berigora). |
We continued on through areas of Mulga and Sand dunes picking up Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens),
Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis),
Grey Shrikethrush (Colluricincla harmonica),
Sandhill Grasswren (Amytornis striatus oweni) and
Slaty-backed Thornbill (Acanthiza robustirostris).
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| Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii). |
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| Sand Goanna (Varanus gouldii). |
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| Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi). |
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| Dusky Grasswren (Amytornis purnelli). |
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| Dusky Grasswren (Amytornis purnelli). |
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| Dusky Grasswren (Amytornis purnelli). |
In the area around our next Camp Site we found 6x more
Dusky Grasswren's,
Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens),
Rabbit (Conejo / Oryctolagus cuniculus), Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi),
Spotted Nightjar (Eurostopodus argus),
Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) and
Barn Owl (Tyto alba).
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Grevillea eriostachya.
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Graham and Ian prepping the evenings meal.
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Better food than I do at home out in the wilds.
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Sunset from my Swag.
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