Thursday, May 25, 2006

A Seal Of Approal



A young seal pup enjoying the afternoon sun

An unexpected breakfast guest


This grey butcher bird came in and watched me eat breakfast. I was amazed how at ease he was, even when a magpie tried to displace him from his perch on the balcony rail, he stayed put. He even waited for me to take a couple of photos (not a common habit of many wild birds)

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Get Up Close






Don't ber afraid to getup close, most fungai don't bite!

Saturday, May 13, 2006

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Sunday, May 07, 2006

After the Rains


The recent cyclones have bought considerable rian to the northern territorĂ½'s normally dry areas

Friday, May 05, 2006

Another road less traveled





The stuart highway,is a long link across the middle of australia. Most of path is a long way from anywhere, well this sign is not so far (around 100km) north of tennent creek

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Taking over a New Habitat





These "hawks" where very busy every morning over the new open pit, being dug by Bootu Creek resources. They seemed to be eating the things attached to eat the hundreds of moths that where attracted to the lights at night. Checking an old copy of Neville Cayley's "What Bird is That?" I wasn't able to make a positive identification but they most closely resemble the fork-tailed kite (Milvus migrans affinis. also known as the black kite in europe and africa )