Early morning at the Mt Liebig airstrip - bird photos

Got up early and headed out to the airstrip. After a slow start probably due to the cold, managed to find a few feathered friends to photograph:

Chiming Wedgebill

Crested Bellbird

Diamond Dove

Mulga parrot

Zebra Finch

Photos of birds, scenery and reptiles from Mt Liebig to Glen Helen

There were some enjoyable photo opportunities on the drive back from Mt Liebig to Alice Springs. Here are a few photos I took between Mt Liebig and Glen Helen.

Hooded and Red-capped Robin photos

I've been very lucky to have some close-up action from the Robins. The Hooded Robins are quite a lot bigger than the Red-capped Robins, and today I heard them make sounds a bit like parrots as the younger ones chased each other through the mulga scrub. I hadn't heard that before, and wonder what range of noises they really have. I often wonder about the noises small birds make, quite often they are not dissimilar from the natural noises of the surrounding bush.

Anyway, it is difficult to choose the photos as when I am as close as I have been over the past few days, there are many wonderful close-up opportunities, but I've scaled the photos back to 4 for each. The Hooded Robins were even more compliant than the Red-capped Robins so I'll start with them:

Hooded Robin

Red-capped Robin