Monday 31 May 2010
Friday 28 May 2010
Karijini National Park, WA.
Some unseasonal rain and therefore wet roads had the whole cast and crew stranded in Karijini NP for an extra day - big shame! I got out and made the most of it.
Australian Bustard
Australian Bustard
Spinifex Pigeon
Spinifex Pigeon
White-quilled Rock-pigeon
Red-winged Parrot
Great Bowerbird bower outside Echidna Gorge
Australian Bustard
Australian Bustard
Spinifex Pigeon
Spinifex Pigeon
White-quilled Rock-pigeon
Red-winged Parrot
Great Bowerbird bower outside Echidna Gorge
Wednesday 26 May 2010
Tuesday 25 May 2010
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Whim Creek Hotel, WA
The Whim Creek Hotel might be the best pub in the world. Miles from anywhere, exactly halfway between Karratha and Port Headland, you'll need a good friend to drive you there and back. It's full of bar games, some unique, and is surrounded by an aviary. The surrounding wild birdlife was buzzing too. Here's what I captured in the spare five minutes we had between takes.
Rainbow Bee-eater
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Rainbow Bee-eater
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Sunday 16 May 2010
Cossack, WA.
Spinifex Pigeon
The old port town of Cossack in WA hasn't really got much going on. It was, however, home to the largest finch flock we encountered along The Extraordinary Taxi Ride. It wasn't a mixed flock but an awesome sight and sound to see so many Zebra Finches all the same. A family of Spinifex Pigeons were also running around the local field of broken bottles. Is there nowhere a birdwatcher can't be happy?
Zebra Finches
Wednesday 5 May 2010
Monkey Mia, WA.
Monkey Mia is the place to see Thick-billed Grasswrens. The car park there is a renowned, reliable spot and the only place this species, usually an interior bird, meets the coast. As luck would have it, we had a crew rest day so I got out and did some shooting of my own.
Thick-billed Grasswren
After hearing a few, it was also good to get a quick glimpse of a Chiming Wedgebill running around the semi-arid scrub.
Chiming Wedgebill
Thick-billed Grasswren
After hearing a few, it was also good to get a quick glimpse of a Chiming Wedgebill running around the semi-arid scrub.
Chiming Wedgebill