Just arrived back from a visit to this great area. We camp in areas where we can do our wildlife photography, mostly birds.
After crossing over Port Phillip heads on the Sorrento-Queenscliff ferry we headed NW to the fairly remote Broken Bucket Tank in the Big Desert.
Basically all that's there is a sandy camping area surrounded by dense mallee trees, a dam, fire places & a windmill.
We've been there many times since back in 1982, its a great location for our interests.
We were alone for the whole week of our stay with around one to six other vehicles passing by on the Nhill-Murrayville Track.
It was pretty cold so our Ozpig got a real workout as did my new Stihl Miniboss petrol chainsaw.
First in line to depart the ferry.
Broken Bucket windmill.
Ozpig working overtime on a cold night.
Our home-made shelter, great to sit under & look up at the stars with a glass of red on a cold night.
After a great week we moved on to Lake Albacutya another place that we've stayed at many times, it rarely has water in it.
The large lake bed is covered in saltbush & you can drive across it in dry weather.
The camp area is surrounded by Box/Native Pine woodland with low Ruby saltbush.
We had a lovely 10 day stay there. For people into silo art the nearby Albacutya silo has been painted fairly recently. We passed on it.
Sunrise over the lake bed with a thin layer of fog.
The nearest town is Rainbow, here's a rainbow ending at Rainbow.
We then moved to Lake Hindmarsh, another lake that's usually dry. When it holds water its the largest lake in Victoria.
We usually camp at The Wattles campground at the Northern end but it was too slippery to access so we stayed at the fairly primitive CP at 4 Mile Beach at the Southern end.
We didn't use any of the facilities & the place was empty except for one couple in a bus.
The only time that we went near other people was at small town supermarkets & fuel outlets, always with a mask on.
It was great to get out in the bush again after almost two years of self imposed lock down.
Lake Hindmarsh sunset.
A very rough crossing back home on the ferry.
Here's a few of our bird photos, we've been doing it for years.
I have neither the desire nor interest in playing your game.
You may believe me or not, your choice is totally irrelevant to me. I have no special interest in birds over and above my general love of and interest in nature.
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"I beseech you in the bowels of Christ think it possible you may be mistaken"
Oliver Cromwell, 3rd August 1650 - in a letter to the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland
I have neither the desire nor interest in playing your game.
You may believe me or not, your choice is totally irrelevant to me. I have no special interest in birds over and above my general love of and interest in nature.
Being a long time member of Birdlife Australia, contributing images to their photographic gallery & also being involved in their beach nesting birds program, I'm genuinely interested in your sighting.
