Saturday 4 June 2016

Bird day

A quiet day for Graeme walking around Birdsville talking to some of the local businesses, visiting another of the Burke and Wills blazed trees, seeing lots of birdlife and lots of the Diamantina River.

We’ve quite often heard budgies when travelling but never seen big flocks up close.  Here’s a few of the bird shots from today. He also sent an audio file on the phones but it won't upload so I can't share it - you'll just have to imagine it.



The Burke and Wills Tree is located approximately three kilometers from Birdsville and is said to mark one of their final campsites before they reached the Innamincka area, where the famous Dig Tree stands.



With all the rain, the Diamantina River is actually looking like a river. This river starts near Longreach and joins up with the Warburton River before emptying into Lake Eyre.  Of course, more often than not these rivers do not run or run for long. 



He’s all set up in the campground at Birdsville, loving that he can have a fire and looking forward to seeing his parents tomorrow. 


This last shot wasn’t explained by Graeme but it’s obviously a home job and given Graeme is always talking about upgrading from the 4WD/Jayco pop top van combination to a truck set up, perhaps this is a hint. 







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