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| Sandstone Shrike-thrush |
After pottering around Lake Kununurra (see following post) we visited Mirima National Park, an area of delightful sandstone gorges on the outskirts of town.
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| Mirima National Park |
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| Chesnut-breasted Mannikin juvenile |
I spent a good deal of time checking out the mannikins around Lake Kununurra. I believe I found just one pair of Yellow-rumped Mannikins among many hundreds of Chesnut-breasted Mannikins, mostly juvenile, like the bird above.
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| Yellow-rumped Mannikin |
Nice birds around Lily Pond Lagoon, the offshoot of Lake Kununurra where we camped, included White-browed Crake, and more Green Pygmy Geese.
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| White-browed Crake |
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| Green Pygmy-Goose |
Before leaving Kununurra, I again checked out the irrigation channels along Ivanhoe Road in the early morning, seeing plenty of Star and Crimson Finches, and quite a few Red-backed Kingfishers on the overhead wires.
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| Star Finch |
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| Crimson Finch |
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| Red-backed Kingfisher |
After leaving Kununurra, we headed for Wyndham, the northern-most metropolis in Western Australia.
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| Savannah between Kununurra & Wyndham |
We called in to the Grotto, a nicely carved waterhole in the otherwise rugged sandstone terrain. Some nice savannah on the drive between Kununurra and Wyndham.
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| The Grotto |
