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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. Of course another danger is the presence of snakes and crocodiles! Cattle can be anywhere!

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A huge gathering of Galahs

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There are always stray cattle to watch out for, but we prefer to minimize the risk of hitting animals by leaving on road trips until a couple of hours after sunrise. There is a variation in the colour of Galahs around Australia and the ones in the Kimberley are not as pink as some other areas. On Monday we went from Broome to Derby.

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