10,000 Birds
MAY 16, 2022
Not as interesting as birds, but easier to get photos of – see a few at the end of this post, just put there in an uncaring way as I really went to St. Lucia for the birds. I sometimes wonder why green birds are relatively rare. On the other hand, “at the same time birds want to blend in, they also want to stand out.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 19, 2014
There is a fantastic paper just out in Science : “Sustained miniaturization and anatomoical innovation in the dinosaurian anceestors of birds” by Michael Lee, Andrea Cau, Darren Naishe and Gareth Dyke. Whales emerge from within the larger group of mammals that includes cattle, deer, pigs, camels, with camels being the most deeply rooted. (So
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018
Whenever you encounter one bird species near the edge of the track it is worth stopping, because invariably there are several species in the vicinity. As soon as you come close to flowering plants there are birds taking off all around you. Grevillea refracta have been flowering for many weeks and the birds are attracted to them.
10,000 Birds
JULY 26, 2015
It is flat open country as you approach Wolfe Creek Crater and to be perfectly honest we were not expecting to find too much bird-life around due to the complete lack of water other than what would be at cattle troughs. It was actually surprisingly windy and the birds could ride the thermals quite well. Camel bush. Mulla mulla.
10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2018
The bird life certainly changes a bit, with a complete lack of water, unless you are at a town, well, or station, as many of the ranches are referred to. I guess this a great reason to come back and find that bird again… we will call that the silver lining in a major screw up. The second half of our week was spent in Sydney.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2011
Camel rides are a popular sunset activity for those who want a slow walk! The most common bird along the stretch of beach that the camels walk is the Silver Gull and easily observed and ignored by the majority! However, there are other birds to be seen by the observant. The cable was abandoned in 1914. Go check it out!
10,000 Birds
JULY 28, 2019
Last year not a single chick survived and there is much predation of both eggs and young birds along the length of beach. They reside just to the north of the rocks and it is exactly where the camel rides go and also where four-wheel drives are allowed to drive on the beach. Pied Oystercatcher family. Pied Oystercatchers and chick.
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