I finally managed to get a photo of the male, sitting still which is rare, and showing his lovely decorative extra long tail feathers. The bird book shows them but it was the first time I'd seen them.
The Lucky Hiway Inn Stop September 14th 2014 Having decided to head South Barry was keen to get as far as possible along the Stuart Highway today. We had a little bit of headwind for a while but it soon dropped and we motored along fairly easily to Mataranka, where we decided to stop for lunch.
I noticed some coloured statues at the start of the town that I hadn’t seen last time so Barry parked near a large Banyan Tree (Strangler Fig) and ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Daly Waters Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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