Reach for the Sky - Douglas Bader

The predictions of +30°C from the Southern Sahara dosn’t seem to have quiet reached us here yet, much to the chagrin of the average Moth’er, but we are still getting some joy now and then. Yesterday’s catch of 150 ‘macro’s of 49 species did bring with it 2 additions to the Year List including

SMALL PHOENIX

 and

SMALL BLOOD-VEIN

with these 2 not holding the exclusivity as far as 'flying' is concerned as the holiday trade,

as will be seen as we progress is also in

full swing!
Along with the traps in Solar Panel Compound 13

new parent (female)

and male
PHEASANTs

showing off their new arrival (it's usually a dozen or more)

but "caution brother" all is not as safe as it seems, with

Johnney the Fox in waiting!

Not exactly Passenger Carrying but we find it hard to resist the
Coastguard Chopper
and while it is not strange to see 'small' groups of Gulls, from time to time, in the S.P.C. today's estimate of 50 in small clusters across a wide area

LESSER BLACK-BACKED and HERRING

was a certain record breaker.

AMELIS

TO THE FRENCH RIVIERA

(in close up)

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS

JUVENILE HERRING GULLs
The Parent Company will be delighted with the attendant 'Deposits'!

BOMBARDIER GLOBAL EXPRESS - GAMA AVIATION

Australia - Part IV

 

Continuing this mammoth trip we last week told of our arrival at Alice Springs, but not how we got there. That was via the world famous

GHAN TRAIN
which crosses the Northern Territory from Darwin to Adelaide or vice versa

we opting for the down-hill trip with part of the journey taking us through the Simpon Desert and also, likely the main thrust during that 1,850 miles, the Olga and Uluru! Wildlife and views in no particular order started with our first veiw of the

OLGAS or KATA TJUTA

or
KATA TJUTA
a series of large, domes rock formations or 'bornhardts' located about 360 mils from Alice Springs.

SPINEY LIZARD

KORI BUSTARD

GREAT BOWERBIRD
and

nest strewn with any trinckets they can find to attract the girl of their dreams!

Our first view of Uluru
more famously known as
AYERS ROCK

HELLO-GOODBYE LIZARD

ABORIGINAL

ROCK PAINTINGS

Various

Veiws

A slap-up Meal

while watching the changing shades on the rock

as the Sun set.
Our 2 gentleman hosts, Driver and Guide, were a right pair of Herburt's and insisted that we should ready ourselves for the only surviving example of a certain species of Rubber Tree left on Mother Earth, so camara poised as we took the next bend in thetrack

Fooled Again
followed by a selection of images on the way back

FINKE RIVER

COMB-CRESTED JACANA

MAGPIE GOOSE

BAR-SHOULDERED DOVE

TORRESIAN IMPERIAL PIGEON

BLUE-WINGED KOOKABURRA
unidenrified

LIZARD

WANDERING TATTLER

GREY BUTCHERBIRD

CLAMEROUS REED WARBLER

GREAT KNOT

and the GHAN down to ADELAIDE

Black is Black - Los Bravos

 A Thing of Beauty is a Joy to Behold!

WAVED BLACK
no more than an Ink Blot but one of, if not THE, favourite from the whole pack!

No disrespect meant to the other First's of the Year on the day.

CRESCENT

EAR MOTH

CLOACKED MINOR
and

DRINKER

"but Clouds got in my way"

and during that process what is said to be a Brand New

LEONARDO HELICOPTER
with recent 'nose job'.

Just a small part of the

STARLING FLOCK

followed by an encounter that has been all to long in the coming there's

MUM
and

DAD

(a bit of cud-chewing)

and the c2 rapidly growing

CALVES
Otherwise, on the Gravel Pit

a 3rd attempt at nesting by the
Little Grebes.