Kangaroo Island Scenery

Visited Kangaroo Island in November 2012 and marveled at the magnificent scenery, especially along the coastline. Here are just some of the many images taken.

Cape Hart

Cape du Couedic Light House

Remarkable Rocks

Scott Cove

Fogg Dam - Birds

During our trip to the Northern Territory in August we drove from Darwin to the Mary River National Park. On the way stopped off at Fogg Dam which turned out to be a wonderful place for birdlife. Such a pretty place as well and can only imagine what it must be like in the wet season.

Fogg Dam

During the three hour stopover the following is a list of the birds photographed and some of those photos.

Australian Darter

Australian Pelican

Australian Pratincole

Black-necked Stork

Broad-billed Flycatcher

Comb-crested Jacana

Forest Kingfisher

Intermediate Egret

Magpie Goose

Orange-footed scrub Fowl

Plumed Whistling-duck

Rajah Shelduck

Rainbow Bee-eater

Shining Flycatcher

Varied Triller

White-throated Honeyeater

Australian Pratincole

Various species

Comb-crested Jacana

Darter

Shining Fly-catcher

Birds of Munghorn Gap NR

 Spent three days camping at the Honeyeater flats camping area. This camping area is administered by the National Parks service based in Mudgee and a booking must be obtained to use the site. Proved to be an abundance of birds in the surrounding area, particularly near the junction of Moolarben Road and Wollar Road.

The following are some of the birds photographed from the area.

Crested Shrike-Tit (Falcunculus frontatus)

Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata)

 Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis)

 Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans)

 Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans)

Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis)

White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)

Birds of Wilsons Promontory

A three day stay on Wilsons Promontory on Victoria’s South East coast  in March 2012 proved to be rewarding in terms of birds sighted and photographed. We stayed just outside the national park at Limosa Rise, http://limosarise.com.au/, that turned out to be a great choice. They have three, excellent, self-catering cottages surrounded by native plantings that attracted many of the local bird species.

The national park is well known for its scenery, walking trails, rugged coastline, native animals and birds. Many of the walking tracks were just about to be re-opened following the floods of early 2011

The following are some of the birds photographed from the area.

Brown Thornbill

Grey Fantail

New Holland Honeyeater

Pacific Gull (Juvenile)

Silvereye

White-eared Honeyeater

Yellow Faced Honeyeater

Gipsy point

Visited Gipsy Point which is on the Genoa River not far from Mallacoota. Stayed at the Gipsy Point Lakeside www.gipsy.com.au. which proved to be excellent accommodation and a good location for birding. They have a feeding twice a day which attracts large numbers of Rainbow Lorikeets, King Parrots, Galahs, Red-Browed Finches etc. Much of the surrounding flora has been planted so as to attract a lot of birds, small birds in particular. Spotted Superb Fairy Wrens, New Holland Honeyeaters, Bell Miners, Eastern Yellow Robins, Satin Bower Birds etc.

Besides birds there is a large resident population of kangaroos as well as other smaller marsupials.

We were there during the heavy rains in early March so the river was in flood hence no sign of the White-Bellied Sea Eagles which reportedly fish in the river. Did see a Whistling Kite which resides in the area.

Eastern Spinebill

Kangaroo

New Holland Honeyeater

Rainbow Lorikeets Feeding

Superb Fairy-Wren (Male)