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Birding St Lucia, South Africa

10,000 Birds

As this African Green Pigeon shows, the color should offer good camouflage for species living on trees. In case you do not know that brimstone is sulfur, the Brimstone Canary brings the point home by having the Latin species name sulphurata. Lucia estuary look like the negative of photo of camels in sand dunes. It shares St.

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Wolfe Creek Crater birding

10,000 Birds

We were surprised to observe Zebra Finch , because there did not appear to be any water, but they could have been accessing water on the station and coming to the crater for food. I am uncertain of the exact species of dragon that we commonly found on the rim. Camel bush. Heading around the rim. Dragon on the rim. Mulla mulla.

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Birding the Dampier Downs Road

10,000 Birds

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. Crested Pigeons and Diamond Doves flew across the track in search of water and there were also Zebra Finch and Long-tailed Finch. Velliia panduriformis. Australian Bustard.