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Around Oz Part 7 - KakaduTermit: Yellow Waters & Mardugal
Saltwater CrocodileMoving on from the town of Pine Creek (see following post) we entered Kakadu National Park after paying the $25-each entry fee now charged. As we headed north-east along the Kakadu...
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Around Oz PART 8 - Rufous Owl Encore
Rufous OwlRufous Owl is always a difficult bird to connect with so I was pretty pleased to see them so well at Mataranka (see here) just a few days ago. Now I have had an even better encounter, last...
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Around Oz Part 9 - Kakadu: Nourlangie & Muirella
Barking OwlAfter leaving Mardugal (see next post), we moved on to Muirella Park for our last two nights in Kakadu National Park. Again a nice camping ground - this one adjacent to the pandanus-fringed...
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Around Oz Part 10: Darwin - Fogg Dam, Buffalo Creek, Casuarina
Rainbow PittaAfter leaving Kakadu National Park (see next post) we moved on to Fogg Dam, a well-known birding destination south-east of Darwin. We walked the rainforest trail and saw 3 or 4 Rainbow...
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Around Oz Part 11 : Darwin - Botanic Gardens, Holmes Jungle
Black ButcherbirdAfter arriving in Darwin and visiting a few favoured old haunts (see following post) we called in on the city's nicely laid out Botanic Gardens. A highlight here was a Black...
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Around Oz Part 12: Farewell to Darwin and a look at East Point
After checking out old haunts such as Holmes Jungle around Darwin (see next post), we visited East Point, a leafy Darwin suburb with a scenic shoreline and plenty of relics from the World War II...
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Around Oz Part 13: Kununurra & Victoria River
Victoria RiverFollowing our week in Darwin (see the next three posts) we drove south-west along the Victoria Highway for an overnight stay at the Victoria River Roadhouse camping area.Along Victoria...
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Around Oz Part 14: Mirima and Lilypond Lagoon, Kununurra
Sandstone Shrike-thrushAfter pottering around Lake Kununurra (see following post) we visited Mirima National Park, an area of delightful sandstone gorges on the outskirts of town.Mirima National...
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Around Oz Part 15: Wyndham
Gouldian FinchFollowing our visit to Kununurra (see next two posts) we headed off through the savannah to Wyndham, Western Australia’s northern-most town, for a two-night stay in Wyndham Caravan...
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Around Oz Part 16: Farewell to Wyndham, on to Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing
Freshwater CrocodileShort-eared Rock-WallabyEarly on our last morning in Wyndham I again visited Five Rivers Lookout, enjoying close-up views of several Short-eared Rock Wallabies at the...
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Around Oz Part 17 - Tunnel Creek, Windjana Gorge
Tunnel Creek CaveAfter leaving Fitzroy Crossing (see next post) we left the bitumen Savannah Way to head north on the supposedly 4-wheel-drive-only Leopold Road that links the highway to the Gibb River...
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Around Oz Part 18 - Derby: Mangrove Birds and Aboriginal Heritage
Aboriginal artists - DerbyAfter Windjana Gorge (see next post), we headed north-west to the town of Derby for a one-night stay at the ordinary and overpriced (like just about everything up this way)...
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Around Oz Part 19: Broome - Mud Skippers and Sea Snakes to Asian Gull-billed...
Dusky GerygoneAfter visiting Derby (see next post) we moved on to Broome, one of my favourite towns, for a five-day stay, booking in to the overcrowded Tarangau Caravan Park. Contrary to expectations,...
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Around Oz Part 20 – East Pilbara: Cape Keraudren
White-breasted WhistlerAfter leaving Broome (see next post) and the Kimberley, we headed south through the East Pilbara for a two-night stay at Cape Keraudren, a costal reserve at the southern end of...
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Around Oz Part 21 – Karajina National Park, Pilbara
Karajina National ParkAfter leaving Cape Keraudren (see following post) we travelled south to the De Grey River, where we intended overnighting, but unseasonally heavy rain had turned the place into a...
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Around Oz Part 22 – Pilbara Grasswren at Newman
Pilbara GrasswrenAfter leaving the delightful Karijini National Park (see next post) we moved on to the bustling Pilbara town of Newman. Like the rest of the Pilbara we have travelled through, this...
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Around Oz Part 23 – WA Mulga Lands Ablaze with Wildflowers and Birds
Ground Cuckoo-shrikeAfter leaving the mining town of Newman (see following post) we travelled south and out of the Pilbara. We were moving into the vast mulga of central Western Australia, extending on...
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Around Oz Part 24 - Geraldton to Cervantes & the Pinnacles
Sunset GeraldtonAfter leaving the bird-rich mulga lands of central Western Australia (see next post) we arrived in the coastal city of Geraldton for a four-night stay at the Sunset Holiday Park, right...
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Around Oz Part 25 - Perth and Surrounds - A City of Ducks and Flowers
Carnaby's CockatooAfter leaving the town of Cervantes on the Turquoise Coast (see following post) we headed south-east, seeing a few small groups of Western Corella fleetingly west of Moora. We visited...
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Around Oz Part 26 - Dryandra Woodland
Rufous TreecreeperAfter a pleasant five-day stay in Perth (see following post) we travelled south-east through the Darling Range – seeing our first Grey Currawongs for the trip – to Dryandra Woodland,...
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