Monthly Archives: August 2024

Dingoes howling overnight, we have heard them before at Burnabbie, which is 12 kilometres away as the crow flies but never this close to the base. It’s a good day to do a Kanidal beach bird survey, offshore wind makes … Continue reading →

When we have no guests it gives us time to do some maintenance and run into Cocklebiddy to pickup stores, gas and equipment. Cocklebiddy is a remote road house on the Eyre Highway, the staff there are very kind and … Continue reading →

We made a trip to the Burnabbie sheep station ruins to do a bird survey and collect firewood. It’s a lot more overgrown compared to our last visit, and many more bushland birds can be seen and heard. The mallee … Continue reading →

We walked up to the Sunset lookout today, the light, clouds and vista never disappoint.

We heard a Nightjar last night it must have been enjoying the small Aurora light show.

It’s a little on the cool side this morning and beautiful. We had the opportunity to do a fauna survey on the Pannikin Plain, lovely bluebush and mallee country opening to thick grassland, the country looks wonderful. In places the … Continue reading →

Plenty of flowers, mainly yellow but the mallee trees are showing their deep red buds in mass. The Quandongs are in fruit or starting to, looks like it could be a big year for Quandongs. Mt Josef stands out like … Continue reading →