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Birding

Pictorella Mannikins

July 23, 2017 by Clare M No Comments

Pictorella Mannikins-Heteromunia pectoralis-are a very small bird that inhabits the northern part of Australia and likes tall grass! The tendency for them to be...

Plants

Kimberley wildflowers

April 16, 2017 by Clare M 3 Comments

Over the past few months we have not only encountered some wet days, but also some days when we just had to get out...

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Black-fronted Dotterels maintaining egg temperature

October 9, 2016 by Clare M 2 Comments

The Black-fronted Dotterel breeds throughout the year around Broome and usually close to fresh water. Although I have written about this small resident shorebird...

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Birding at a Quarry in the Kimberley

October 2, 2016 by Clare M 6 Comments

Quarry birding is rewarding anywhere in the world, but in the Kimberley it can often be the last place that birds can find water...

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Black-necked Stork on the highway!

September 25, 2016 by Clare M 4 Comments

On our recent camping and birding trip to the north of Broome we had an odd experience. We were driving along a windy section...

Birding

Magpie Goose eaten by a crocodile!

September 18, 2016 by Clare M 4 Comments

WARNING:- This post shows animal predation….. Whenever we go north from Broome we stop in at Parry’s Nature Reserve and visit Marlgu Billabong. The...