The North West of South Australia.

The Outback.

Australia, Day Twelve.

 

Another fine morning out bush.

Today we were just moving a short way south looking for another camping spot, before light we again had a Southern Boobook (Ninox boobook) calling.

Budgies (Melopsittacus undulatus).

Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Ptilotula plumula).

Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Ptilotula plumula).

Before we left the camp site for a walk we picked up Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx basalis), Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis), Grey-fronted (Ptilotula plumula), Spiny-cheeked (Acanthagenys rufogularis), White-fronted (Purnella albifrons) and Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens), Crested Bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis), Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata), Spotted Harrier (Circus assimilis) and another Dingo (Canis dingo).

Mulga Ant (Polyrhachis macropa) nest.

Central Military Dragon (Ctenophorus isolepis isolepis) Male.

Goana track in the Sand Dunes.

Termite mound.

Deb, Graham and I then went for a walk during which we saw Purple-backed Fairywren (Malurus assimilis), Black-faced (Artamus cinereus) and Masked Woodswallow (Artamus personatus), Pied Honeyeater (Certhionyx variegatus), Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae), Willie-wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys), Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula), Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius), Budgies (Melopsittacus undulatus), Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides), Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen), Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius) and a nice looking male Central Military Dragon (Ctenophorus isolepis isolepis).

Returning to the camping spot.

Deb and I watching an interesting pair of Parrots.

View from the camping spot.

Grevillea pterosperma.

Graham and Deb off on a walk.

The interesting Galah's (Eolophus roseicapilla ssp roseicapilla) the western form.

As we made our way a few Sand Dunes to the south we added Southern Whiteface (Aphelocephala leucopsis) and Inland Thornbill (Acanthiza apicalis) to the day list before we picked our next camp and seeing a very interesting pair of Galah's (Eolophus roseicapilla ssp roseicapilla) which looked like the form of the species which is normally found further to the west.

Ian getting the Coffee on the go.

Happy Campers.

Losing the Sun.

Other species seen around the new camping spot included Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis), Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax), Brown Falcon (Falco berigora), Little Crow (Corvus bennetti) and after dark another calling Southern Boobook.