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Free For All at the Pig Pen  
   

Free For All at the Pig Pen

The pig pen in the paddock next door has a leaking tap which has created a muddy puddle. Lots of birds come down to drink from it. The Lorikeets prefer it straight from the tap but the Galahs are not so picky.
Bird Paradise

September 15th 2014
We woke at 7am today, with lots of birds calling all around us. I opened the blind and saw some small parrots in a tree nearby. I quickly got dressed and went out to have a look (and take photos, of course!). The ones I’d first seen were gone but there was a large group of bigger parrots over near the pool. They were similar to Red Shouldered Parrots but had red right across the wing when flying ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Daly Waters

Australian Flag 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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