Outback
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Outback walkabout |
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Trephina Gorge canyon - can be deadly if not prepared, East MacDonnell Range |
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East MacDonnell Range |
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Arid riverbed in East MacDonnell Range |
Hill in East MacDonnell Range |
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Arid hills in East MacDonnell Range |
The MacDonnell Range Reef Mine was one of the richest gold mines in the region. The mine was operated intermittently from 1892 to 1908 |
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Ruby Gap Nature Park, East MacDonnell Ranges |
Ruby Gap Nature Park |
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Riverbed melons, Ruby Gap Nature Park |
Paddy melons (Cucumis myriocarpus), Ruby Gap Nature Park |
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Outback camping with some locals..., Ruby Gap Nature Park |
Camping in Ruby Gap Nature Park |
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'Western' Shrike-Thrush (Colluricincla harmonica rufiventris), East MacDonnell Range |
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus), Alice Springs Desert Park (captive animal) |
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Outback landscape |
Desert outback |
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Kings Canyon |
Outback wilderness |
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Kings Canyon, rim-walk view
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Red sands with spinifex grass (Triodia pungens) along the Ernest Giles Road |
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Alice Springs |
Locals hangin' around |
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Rainbow Bee-Eater (Merops ornatus), Alice Springs |
Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) |
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Rainbow Valley south of Alice Springs |
Rainbow Valley |
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Rainbow Valley |
Australian Feral Camel (Camelus dromedarius), between Stuart Highway and Kings Canyon on the Ernest Giles Road. This species, introduced to Australia during the 19th century for transport and construction during the colonization of the central and western parts of the country, is considered a pest because of its negative impact on the environment. In 2008 a culling program started, and the number of individuals has since been reduced from around 1 million to 300,000 (2013). The meat is sold to Saudi Arabia, where people have a taste of camel. |
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One of the roughest 4W drive, into Palm Valley in Finke Gorge National Part |
Palm Valley |
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Palm Valley |
Palm Valley |
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Palm Valley in Finke Gorge National Park. It was a challenge driving to this site, which includes an isolated stand of Red cabbage palms (Livistona mariae) |
Red Cabbage Palm (Livistona mariae), Palm Valley |
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Uluru / Ayers Rock |
Dingo (Canis lupus dingo), near Kings Canyon |
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Uluru / Ayers Rock |
Aboriginal art, Uluru / Ayers Rock |
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Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), Kings Canyon |
Galah (Eolophus rosicapillus) |
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Black-footed Rock Wallaby (Petrogale lateralis), West MacDonnell Range |
Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius), Alice Springs |
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Dry lake, along Stuart Highway |
Desert Oaks (Allocasuarina decaisneana) and Spinifex Grass (Triodia sp.). On the Ernest Giles Road toward Kings Canyon |
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Outback gas station, Stuart Highway |
Road train, Stuart Highway |
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Stuart Highway carnage with Wedge-tailed Eagles and Ravens |
Selfie in the middle of nowhere. This area north of Coober Pedy is called the Moon Plain, a vast expanse of rocky plains with lunar like landscape that has been the set for many movies including Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Pitch Black and The Red Planet |
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Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) eating sheep, Stuart Highway |
Serious roadkill, Stuart Highway |
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Coober Pedy |
Coober Pedy - Opal Capital of the World |
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Dugout motel in Coober Pedy |
Central Australia wilderness |
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Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus), Flinders Ranges National Park, SA |
Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus), Flinders Ranges National Park, SA |
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Stromatolite, the worlds oldest fossils, Flinders Ranges National Park, SA |
Flinders Ranges National Park, SA |
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Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae), Flinders Ranges National Park, SA |
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis), Alice Springs |
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Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), one of three egg-laying mammals on the planet (Monotremes: Short-beaked echidna, Long-beaked echidna and the Platypus). Kangaroo Island |
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Kangaroo Island |
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Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea), Kangaroo Island |
Australian Sea Lion suckling, Kangaroo Island |
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New Zealand Fur Sea (Arctocephalus forsteri), Kangaroo Island |
New Zealand Fur Seal, Kangaroo Island |
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Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus), Kangaroo Island |
Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus), Kangaroo Island |
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Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor), Penneshaw Penguin Center, Kangaroo Island |
Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island |
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Little Penguin, Penneshaw Penguin Center, Kangaroo Island |
Little Penguin, Penneshaw Penguin Center, Kangaroo Island |
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Admirals Arch, Kangaroo Island |
Cape Willoughby Lighthouse, Kangaroo Island |
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Black-faced (Phalacrocorax fuscescens) and Pied (Phalacrocorax varius) Cormorants, Kangaroo Island |
Black-faced Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens), Kangaroo Island |
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Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius), Kangaroo Island |
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus), Kangaroo Island |
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Kangaroo Island landscape |
Kangaroo Island natural sculpture |
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Stalactites, Kelly Hill Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island |
Tammar Wallaby (Macropus eugenii), Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Kangaroo Island |
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Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata clelandi), Kangaroo Island. This is the second largest species of honeyeater, and the subspecies found on Kangaroo Island is endemic to the island |
Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae), Kangaroo Island |
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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), Kangaroo Island |
Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides), Cleland Conservation Park (aviary bird) |
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Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae), Kangaroo Island |
Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans melanopterus). An endemic subspecies on Kangaroo Island |
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Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides), Deep Creek Conservation Park |
Old opal mine near Coober Pedy |
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Long-nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus), Cleland Conservation Park |
Superb Fairy-Wren (Malurus cyaneus), Cleland Conservation Park |
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Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), Cleland Conservation Park (aviary bird) |
Grey-crowned Babbler (Pomatostomus temporalis), Cleland Conservation Park (aviary birds) |
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Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea), Cleland Conservation Park |
Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa), Cleland Conservation Park |
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Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata), Cleland Conservation Park |
Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca), Cleland Conservation Park |
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Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis), Cleland Conservation Park, SA |
Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus), Deep Creek Conservation Park, SA |
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Deep Creek Conservation Park, SA |
Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus), Deep Creek Conservation Park, SA |
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Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris), outside Sydney |
Hutton's Shearwater (Puffinus huttoni), outside Sydney |
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Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). Whale-watching trip outside Sydney |
Humpback Whale diving. Whale-watching trip outside Sydney |
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Humpback Whale breaching. Was lucky to get this picture, of the only jumping whale we saw. Whale-watching trip outside Sydney |
Downtown Adelaide |
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Mojito at Manly, Sydney |
BHH with a mojito at Manly, Sydney |
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Taipei, Taiwan, at night |
Taipei dining |
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