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Day 18 – Not so Bland? March 12th

Day 18 – March 12th. We drove from Goobang NP just North East of Parkes to Tooleybuc. (648km)

Day 17- Lots of Space-March 11

Australia Telescope Our first stop was only a few km from our overnight campsite at Yarrie Lake and it took us till midday ( after a lazy egg and bacon breakfast shared with some very friendly flies) to complete our visit. We were taken by surprise by the Australia Telescope Compact Array. This series ofContinue reading “Day 17- Lots of Space-March 11”

Day 16-Dusty with a hint of mud – March 10

After cereal and toast at our motel we headed for Picnic point lookout, where we looked down over the escarpment to the view spreading away into the distance. It wasn’t raining where we were, but we could see it still coming down closer to the coast. We were surprised to hear the sounds of aContinue reading “Day 16-Dusty with a hint of mud – March 10”

Day 15 Wet and Mild-March 9th

Unlike at the theme park we were trying to stay as dry as we could as we packed up the car. We were sad to leave the very hospitable home base of Murray and Ann Diment and start the drive home. It had been our intention to head inland ( possibly to Charleville and downContinue reading “Day 15 Wet and Mild-March 9th”

Day 14. Glasshouse Mountains and time with relatives. March 8th

A quiet start to the day have an opportunity to see a pale headed rosella ( which I miraculously recognised) from the outdoor table at Murray and Ann’s place. And a pied butcherbird ( with sweet song) 10 am saw us all heading for the Glasshouse Mountains( in two vehicles) on a scenic journey withContinue reading “Day 14. Glasshouse Mountains and time with relatives. March 8th”

Day 13 visiting friends and rellies March 7th

Today , after a very hot and difficult night, Erica had an early bird walk before we spent the morning with Pip, Andy , Mary and the boys enjoying just catching up as one more before we headed off after lunch. First stop was Zuly and Orlando’s place ( Zuly used to work with TrevContinue reading “Day 13 visiting friends and rellies March 7th”

Day 12- Last day at O’Reilly’s 6th March

On our early morning walk we headed down towards the villa area and campground. The aim was to try to see a catbird and lyrebird Despite our efforts the lyrebird was unseen, but the catbird was seen through the misty grey morning although not a very clear sighting, but enough to see the white spottedContinue reading “Day 12- Last day at O’Reilly’s 6th March”

Day 11 Wetlands watching March 5th

A few of us started the day with another 6 am walk where we got a bit wet and got another view of some of the usual birds here. The grevilleas were looking beautiful still After breakfast we headed down the hill again. As we met out the front the king parrots were coming inContinue reading “Day 11 Wetlands watching March 5th”

Day 10 Walking near O’Reilly’s March 4th.

We started the day with another 6 am walk near the campground. We saw a female regent Bowerbird and also a male satin one looking very blue and shiny. The golden whistler was also showing nicely as was the white headed pigeon. We were also lucky to see one of the ( now rare) pademelonsContinue reading “Day 10 Walking near O’Reilly’s March 4th.”

Day 9 Down to the Kerry Valley – March 3rd

We travelled down to the Kerry Valley and stopped near to many water sources to watch for various birds. There were also heaps of butterflies around, including these ( lemon migrants?) That were on the ground sipping the moisture on the banks of the dam We stopped for lunch in Beaudesert for our packed lunchContinue reading “Day 9 Down to the Kerry Valley – March 3rd”