On our way across the Nullarbor we stopped at a couple of vantage points just off the Eyre highway to take in the vistas along the coastline of the Great Australian Bight.
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| The Bight |
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| Giant sand dunes |
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Bunda cliffs
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We also detoured to the Head of Bight, where for 5 dollars you can stroll along the boardwalk there and enjoy the views. We were too early to see any migrating whales, but I did manage to spot a couple of Nullarbor Quail-thrush in the salt bush alongside the road in. They are actually a race of the Cinnamon Quail-thrush, found only along the Nullarbor Plain.
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| Nullarbor Quail-thrush country |
We took our time crossing and enjoyed some free camping at some of the numerous rest stops along the way.
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| Sunset at Domblegabby rest area |
Near Norseman we had another species of Quail-thrush not far from our campsite and this one, another lifer, I was able to capture in action.
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Chestnut-backed Quail-thrush
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A detour to Kalgoorlie gave us the chance to see a different sort of landscape to that we had just come through. A man made hole in the earth of gargantuan proportions, the Super Pit at Boulder is a gold mine, 3.5 km long, 1.5 km wide and 370 metres deep.
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| The Super Pit |
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| On the way to Kalgoorlie |
Cheers and Happy Birding
So you got the Nullabour Quail-Thrush along the road into the lookout John?
ReplyDeleteYes Greg, on the way in to the lookout/visitors centre. They were on the edge of the road and flew off into the saltbush as we passed. I followed them in and flushed them a couple of times, getting a decent look.
ReplyDeleteI love the image of the Bunda Cliffs - it is absolutley beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Judi. A stunning location, one of many on our travels to.
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