Posted in photos, The outback, tagged cockatoos, Darling River, red tailed black cockatoos, Wilcannia on February 28, 2013| Leave a Comment »
On the Darling River in Wilcannia we saw a flock of red-tailed black cockatoos. These are magnificent birds, and quite rare. It was a fabulous sight. If you look in this photo you can see a few pairs of black cockies perched in the tree as well as the pair flaying towards it, with their magnificent tails spread.
Posted in rural nsw, travel, Two sheilas in a ute, tagged birds, camping, cockatoos, galahs, kangaroo, kookaburra, noise, possum, tree change on February 13, 2013| Leave a Comment »
If you’re thinking of moving to the country for the peace and quiet – don’t. You have no idea how noisy it is out here.
Out here in the middle of nowhere I wake up around 2-3am. And then it starts. I hear noises.
Posted in photos, rural nsw, travel, Two sheilas in a ute, tagged ants, Australia, Australian bush, camping, cockatoos, fishing, gums, Macquarie River, sunset on February 5, 2013| 1 Comment »
We’re back on the Macquarie, camped a few kilometres outside Warren. It must be the Macquarie because there’s water in it, though not nearly as much as there was only recently. The banks are still muddy up to a metre and a half above the current water level. And it’s lined with gum trees, and birds.
A beautiful place to stop and camp.
Except for all those ants – is there 4 square metres of Australian bush that isn’t covered with ants? Even the ash in the old campfire site has ants all over, around and through it. But we set up anyway.
Our tent after a windy night on Lake Cargelligo
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