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Birding across the north of Australia in July

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In Australia it is winter in July, but the weather is as perfect as you could hope for in the north of the country with daytime temperatures around 30c/86f and the night-time temperatures being around 20c/68f and rarely a cloud in the sky. Cattle can be anywhere! An area of highway that floods.

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Roebuck Plains in flood

10,000 Birds

This is the only highway around Australia in this part of the country and we don’t need it falling to bits! They were busy feeding around the cattle water trough that the cattle can’t get to unless they want wet hooves! It isn’t just the birds that seek the higher ground, but also the reptiles.

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Birding a flooded highway

10,000 Birds

All the tracks onto the station property were underwater and all of the Brahman Cattle have moved to the highest ground that they can find. In fact it is not just the cattle, but all of the creatures have moved into bushes and trees. Birding Australia Black-winged Stilt Broome'

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