Hiking in the Grampians 11 Bird

Hiking in the Grampians

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May 18th 2012
Geo: -37.1414, 142.519It wasn't easy to sleep-in this morning, as outside the cabin the native birds were making a racket. We decided to get up and feed them. It was just after 7am and the sun had just risen, but it was still cold, so I layered up. We hand fed them and also threw food on the ground. A brave cockatoo sat on my shoulder in the hope of getting more food than the others. I was g ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Halls Gap

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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