Notes to readers of this Blog


NOTES TO READERS OF THIS BLOG

Thank you for dropping by to check out my blog. You will see a lot of other Blogs about birds I follow down the left hand side. I strongly encourage you to check some of these out as well, they are entertaining and I love to see birds from all over the world, I hope you do too.
Cheers,
Richard

Thursday 1 May 2014

How good is Bird Watching in Central Australia? Check these photos out from just the last few days.

If you were wondering whether or not to head to Central Australia if you are a bird watcher, don't dither too much. Apart from the Budgerigar flocks around at the moment, there is a huge variety of other species of birds, as well as reptiles and the occasional dingo!. All of the following photos were taken this week around the West MacDonnell Ranges and beyond. Hope you enjoy.

Major Mitchell Cockatoo with a paddy melon

Juvenile Black-breasted Buzzard

Brown Falcon


Brown Goshawk


Collared Sparrowhawk


Whistling Kite

Brown Honeyeater

Grey-headed Honeyeaters


Chestnut-rumped Thornbill

Hooded Robin



Inland Thornbill


Red-capped Robin


Rufous Whistler



Southern Whiteface


Striated Pardalote

Yellow-rumped Thornbill

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike


Major Mitchell Cockatoo

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo


Sacred Kingfisher 

Butterflies

Dingo


Dragonfly

Grass seeds



Mulga Snake




4 comments:

  1. What a fantastic variety of birds and photos Richard. That place is really pumping!
    Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thanks John. We are hoping it hots up even more over the coming few weeks before the real cold gets here. Appreciate your comments, regards, Richard

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  2. What an amazing collection. Perhaps surprisingly my favourite are the great Grey-headed honeyeater shots. I've only seen them once or twice and ended up with photos of a drab looking bird!
    I don't count the Major Mitchells cos thats just showing off! ;)
    Pete

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    1. Thanks Pete, it seems to be commonly shared view that Grey-headed are notoriously hard to photograph, but when they get as close as these guys there has to be at least a couple of the 100 or so I take that should be ok. As to the Major Mitchell's... well, they can just be very accommodating in easy to see places sometimes (like the side of a main road). Appreciate the comments, cheers, Richard

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