Monthly Archives: September 2024

We continue to find interesting and beautiful flowering plants. The weather has been chaotic and this has brought some welcome rain. However, the rain has cleared the air and when the clouds are gone the night sky is just dazzling.

Had a chance to do some drone work and wildlife photography, Doug the Dugite (snake) is very friendly and doesn’t seem to mind humans. IR camera worked well in capturing the Boobook Owl on digital film.

We had some interesting weather with thick mist covering the sand patch on one day, stormy weather the next. All made for great photographs on the dunes and escarpment.

Our time at Eyre is fast coming to a conclusion. We are busy catching up with tasks that need attention before we go. We have had some more below freezing mornings, and have been enjoying exploring the dunes and admiring … Continue reading →

Another beautiful windy day at Sunset Lookout.

It’s a great low tide and there is a high pressure system passing by so we take advantage of the wider beach conditions and travel along Kanidal Beach and then onto Twilight Cove. There are still large numbers of the … Continue reading →

We drive out to Burnabbie for a bird survey and enjoy the carpet of Button Daisies that are just coming into flower. It’s then up the escarpment to explore and survey the Pannikin Plain, we see some different birds again … Continue reading →

We spent today working around the base. Interesting daisy flowers found, Helichrysum leucopsideum, and a sunset walk on the western dunes. A great time to take photos. Echidna tracks found on the East Track, a great find as this species … Continue reading →

We were doing some bird survey work on the Pannikin Plain and found plenty of Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus, this is the first time it’s been seen here since 2017. We found one pair nesting, which was good news. Still plenty … Continue reading →

We have all kinds of weather today and some rain, not much by Queensland standards, 0.2 mm. Nevertheless it still sounds nice on a tin roof. We spent some time on the beach, a passing low pressure system created some … Continue reading →