Our Current Trip To North Western Victoria - Part 1.
Desert Dweller said
06:33 PM May 1, 2018
Our first camp was at Kiata campground in the Little Desert National Park.
Lots of Emus around.
A rare Malleefowl wandered through our camp.
Southern Scrub-robin, always hard to get a photo of.
Brown Treecreeper.
We then moved on to Broken Bucket Tank in the Big Desert.
Broken Bucket Bore windmill.
Red-capped Robins were around our camp.
Inland Thornbill.
Golden Whistler.
We then moved on to The Wattles campground at Lake Hindmarsh (dry).
Splendid Fairy-wren, female.
Silvereye.
Mallee Ringneck Parrot.
Our next camp was at Yaapeet Beach, Lake Albacutya (dry).
Un-enhanced sunset view over the lakebed from under our awning.
Owlet Nightjar, they are nocturnal but sometimes sunbake at the entrance to their hole in daylight.
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater.
Grey Butcherbird.
Thanks for viewing.
Cheers Keith & Judy.
dave48 said
08:07 AM May 2, 2018
Cheers guys and thank you very much for identifying them as well. Love birds and am trying to learn a bit about them so this helps. Dave
Felicia said
05:05 PM May 2, 2018
Great photos, thanks for sharing and naming them.
Lynda
Gaylehere said
06:43 PM May 2, 2018
Love your photos as always. Thank you. Cheers.
aussie_paul said
06:49 PM May 2, 2018
Great pics again DD.
Aussie Paul.
Granty said
05:06 PM May 17, 2018
Terrific photograthy. We love camping in the Mallee . Bird life is excellent and plenty of nice quite spots to camp away from the madding crowds. Rod.
Granty said
05:27 PM May 17, 2018
We will be going up through there on our way across to WA in early August. We were going to make Lake leSalles at Hopetoun the first night camp but your photos are making me want to go back to Lake Albacutya. Rod.
Desert Dweller said
05:03 AM May 18, 2018
Granty wrote:
We will be going up through there on our way across to WA in early August. We were going to make Lake leSalles at Hopetoun the first night camp but your photos are making me want to go back to Lake Albacutya. Rod.
Free camping around the lake in Hopetoun has become too well known.
If you're not there by 11am you've got no chance.
It's exactly the kind of place we stay away from.
In the past it was great but in recent years it's packed every day.
They were overflowing into the caravan park a few weeks back.
The painted silo trail shenanigans has also made things worse.
Our first camp was at Kiata campground in the Little Desert National Park.
Lots of Emus around.
A rare Malleefowl wandered through our camp.
Southern Scrub-robin, always hard to get a photo of.
Brown Treecreeper.
We then moved on to Broken Bucket Tank in the Big Desert.
Broken Bucket Bore windmill.
Red-capped Robins were around our camp.
Inland Thornbill.
Golden Whistler.
We then moved on to The Wattles campground at Lake Hindmarsh (dry).
Splendid Fairy-wren, female.
Silvereye.
Mallee Ringneck Parrot.
Our next camp was at Yaapeet Beach, Lake Albacutya (dry).
Un-enhanced sunset view over the lakebed from under our awning.
Owlet Nightjar, they are nocturnal but sometimes sunbake at the entrance to their hole in daylight.
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater.
Grey Butcherbird.
Thanks for viewing.
Cheers Keith & Judy.
Great photos, thanks for sharing and naming them.
Lynda
Great pics again DD.
Aussie Paul.
Free camping around the lake in Hopetoun has become too well known.
If you're not there by 11am you've got no chance.
It's exactly the kind of place we stay away from.
In the past it was great but in recent years it's packed every day.
They were overflowing into the caravan park a few weeks back.
The painted silo trail shenanigans has also made things worse.