MALLEE ROAD TRIP 2022 (PART 2)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2022
- OCTOBER 2022
In this episode we continue our Mallee road trip to Hattah-Kulkyne National Park.
With a prediction of heavy rain, we packed up our camping trip at Wyperfeld one day early & moved on to accommodation at Ouyen. Ouyen is the nearest town to the Hattah-Kulkyne National Park and it was a wise move, as the weather turned and we ended up with two days of rain & wind.
Once the weather started to clear, we continue our birding trip to Hattah. Tom & Nimal had the Striated Grasswren (and Emuwren) as their challenge birds. It was tough going, but they succeeded!!
Karen was keen to see the Apostlebirds so headed off to Hattah Lake where the Apostlebirds were hanging out! It was nesting season so the adults were busy looking after the babies and the juveniles were off exploring.
After Hattah, we were on our way back home with a few stops for more birding. We were excited to see wild Budgerigars in Gama and we attempted a short stop at Goschen but the mosquitoes were in plague proportions and we had to leave. Our final stop was at the Kerang Ibis rookery to see the Straw-necked Ibis & the Grey-crowned Babblers.
It was a fabulous trip with some major highlights along the way.
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As usual, excellent thank you very much
Thank you so much!!
Another great vid! Thanks
Thank you so much for watching! 🙂
What a gorgeous nest ot Apostle bird😊😊also my fav bird budgies
The Apostlebirds are one of my favourites! So funny to watch! And it was amazing to see wild Budgies!! They looked so happy 😀
Another great video with fabulous photos. I do look forward to following your adventures
Thanks Scott! 🙂 We really appreciate your support
Nice and beautiful video. Thanks for sharing. Big Like 33
Thank you so much! 🙂
❤❤my fav pink & grey cocky
The cockatoo family are just suberb! They all have the best personalities and always seem so happy 😀
nice videos and photos. fun adventure with nature
Thank you so much 🙂
Striated Grasswrens, Regents, Splendids etc…WOW…such a gorgeous selection of bird species. Wish I could get there again soon. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼
It was a pretty amazing trip! It was my first time there so I'm looking forward to going back at some point to focus on specific areas. 🙂 Karen
@@naturephotographychallenge were u able to see the emu-wren or is it even MORE difficult to see it at Nowingi track now?
@@MyozAdventures there was a tiny fleeting glimpse of an emu-wren but it was so quick it disappeared again. Still on the list to photograph!! 😆
Thankyou. Very helpful and interesting series. About to do same trip and made lots of notes. Very well put together and greet shots.
Thanks Catherine! I'm glad you liked it and got some notes for your upcoming trip. You'll have a fabulous time! There's so much to see 🙂
Thats a great camera you have. I've never seen such clear brilliant photos before
Thank you so much! Our cameras have been really good so far. We've had a few ups & downs but we're pretty happy with the quality photos most of the time! 🙂
The apostle bird feeding and warming its young was priceless! It's all about right time, right place and you nailed it perfect.
Thanks Guy! 🙂 There were a few nests about which was lovely to see & the one I filmed was quite out in the open of the tree... so that was good for me! I didn't hang around long as I didn't want to bother them... but they didn't seem to really care which was great
Looks like another great trip despite the rain, great video and pic's, my usual stomping ground is closed indefinitly due to flooding (winton wetlands )
Thanks Brian! 🙂 It was a great trip. I'd love to go back & spend quality time at a few of the spots but we saw so much. Lots of Lifers! Sad to hear about Winton Wetlands right now! The rain has caused so much flooding & damage! I hope the wildlife will be okay
❤for me the highlight was budgies❤
@@zonabrown9241 they were great!! So wonderful seeing budgies happy, wild & free ❤️
@@naturephotographychallenge i know how people feel I give mine a good life as I love them some people havnt a clue how to treat birds
@@zonabrown9241 so true! ❤️
The rain was a challenge, that's for sure. Glad you succeeded in the end. You have convinced me to upgrade my cameras. I have mostly Sony gear, so will probably go with the A7 iv, as it is super quick with focus.
Thanks Sam! Actually the rain ended up being quite a nice break for me 🙂 So, starting up again after the rain was great! I'm sure you'll enjoy an upgrade with the A7 iv! They are very professional! If I could afford a Sony, I'd love the A1 with the 200-600mm lens!! (we did give Sony a go when we were buying camera gear as we wanted that lens but we attempted a much cheaper camera and it just didn't work out).
@@naturephotographychallenge That is where I wanted to go to too, with the A1 and the 200-600mm lens. Being retired these days, funds have to be considered, so will go with the A7 iv., unless I win the lottery. I will say that your equipment is doing a good job, and the sharpness you get is excellent in most of your shots.
Great birding trip. Lots of new birds to your life list I assume. Rain was giving some challenge but it all worked out well. Enjoyable birding video. 👍
Thank you! 🙂 Yes, definitely lots of Lifers for me!! It was so amazing to see birds in an area I'd never been to before. Karen
I've been thinking about doing a trip down the Murray to do some bird photography, but I don't know the area, so it's really helpful to see all the spots you guys have picked out.
That's so great! 😀 Really glad that the videos are helping identify spots to travel to for birding! Of course it depends on what birds you're interested in seeing & where they have recently been spotted but all the places we've been to have been really interesting.
Regent Parrot... We visited Hattah briefly and saw one zoom through without stopping.. I am desperate to photograph the grass Wrens
The Regent Parrots are stunning! I'd like to have hopefully a better view to take some photos later this year. Those Grass Wrens are really difficult. I've never seen one but Nimal & Tom are much more patient standing in fly infested prickly plants waiting until they get a sighting. Maybe this year I'll join them? 😆 ~ Karen
Lovely Vid and photos, My wife and I love doing the same not with such flash cameras,
Thanks Craig 🙂 Making videos is so fun isn't it!! They are something to look back on as lovely memories of trips away & wildlife seen.
I have the superb fairy-wren on a set of tea cups...
They must be very pretty tea cups!! 😀
@@naturephotographychallenge they are my most favourite tea-cups in the world (don't tell my other tea-cups)
Hi Karen and Nimal. Quick question. -what month did you see the superb parrots in Numurkah? (We are thinking of going Anzac day. - April 25) Thanks, Craig.
I looked it up & it was July 2022 when we were there 😀 I looked up ebird records for you & it doesn't look like they come down to Victoria until around June/July. So, probably hold off going there for now as you probably won't see them yet.
@@naturephotographychallenge thanks very much
@@naturephotographychallenge Karen, are you looking at weekly bar chart for Superb parrot? When I enter Numrukah, its not there.
@@craig9563 I looked up month & year. I'm not an expert on ebird though 😀
Nimal you sound a Sri Lankan name?
Wishes from another birder from Melbourne!
Would love to share notes with both of you
Lovely to hear from another birder from Melbourne! (Karen here) and yes, Nimal's dad was Sri Lankan 🙂
Like both of you I too travel every weekend.With my camera
@@srilankanwhistlingthrush2006 Fantastic! It's so fun to get out & see all kinds of birds & animals. Feel free to share notes any time 🙂
Sure I am inspired by both of you.I was thinking of visiting the Hining Farm reserve to see whether I too could see a glimpse of the Kingfisher
What a fabulous trip. I try to get up there each Spring as the bird life is fabulous
Isn't it spectacular!! I would love to go back & spend more quality time there. Karen