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Birds and wildflower photos on the road to Kintore 27 Aug 2013 | 08:18 am
Driving along the road from Alice Springs to Kintore yesterday was a day of "Oh Wow!" moments. Although this is a blog dedicated to showing others the world of birds I live in, the car-stoppers yester...
Moses and the Land For Wildlife Photo Competition, Olive Pink, and the Australian Ringneck 22 Aug 2013 | 04:42 pm
Recently my son Moses won a photo competition from Land for Wildlife. The prize he won was a Canon Powershot GX1 camera. (Huge Thank You to both Land For Wildlife Alice Springs Branch and Canon Austra...
The White-plumed Honeyeater and the moth 21 Aug 2013 | 06:03 am
One thing I love about bird-watching and photography is observing the behaviours of the birds. This is especially true of watching them catching and eating their prey. The White-plumed Honeyeater belo...
Having fun with camera settings and birds in flight 19 Aug 2013 | 03:25 pm
I decided to try and test a few features of the camera recently and I'll probably look back and think "what was I thinking?" But, we have to start somewhere. I was playing around with the shutter spe...
Crimson Chat, Budgies are back, Babblers and Wildflowers at Areyonga 14 Aug 2013 | 08:46 am
Areyonga is alive with birdsong at the moment as the wildflowers continue to bloom. The sight of small flocks of Budgerigars is pleasing to see once more. It is little wonder they have returned as the...
Honeyeaters, Chats and Ducks not to mention the wildflowers around Areyonga 9 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
As the weather heats up around Central Australia (could we have seen the last of winter?), the trees are starting to flower, the wildflowers are out in force, and the honeyeaters are turning up in flo...
Some birds in flight from the Alice Springs Treatment Plant 30 Jul 2013 | 11:29 am
I took these photos recently and found that I was concentrating on the "in flight" shots for some reason. Right at the end of the session, the other "in flight" thingy came into the viewfinder and I c...
Honeyeaters of the Top End NT 23 Jul 2013 | 01:37 pm
The boys and I counted a lot of Honeyeaters during our recent sojourn to Darwin, Litchfield and Kakadu. Here are some photos, I hope you enjoy. Banded Honeyeaters Bar-breasted Honeyeater Blue-faced...
Enjoying the birdlife at the local Poo Ponds - Variegated Fairy-wren, Fairy Martin, Kites and Wedgies - photos 22 Jul 2013 | 02:35 pm
Managed to find time to return to the local birding wonderland that is the Alice Springs Water Treatment Plant. A few nice surprises through the lens of the camera, hope you enjoy. Variegated Fairy-w...
Comb-crested Jacana, Brown Falcon, Jabiru with juvenile,Rainbow Bee-eater, Wandering Whistling Ducks - bird photos from Corroboree Billabong 20 Jul 2013 | 03:16 pm
Corroboree Billabong is north of the Arnhem Highway. The boys and I went there for a cruise and weren't disappointed. The guide was quite knowledgeable and pointed out the Comb-crested Jacana family ...
