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Gavin Bieber and Peter Taylor (pt)
![We'll start the trip off with a visit to a wetland park in Perth, where we will look at Red-necked Avocets...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F01.jpg?)
We’ll start the trip off with a visit to a wetland park in Perth, where we will look at Red-necked Avocets…
![...handsome Chestnut Teal...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F02.jpg?)
…handsome Chestnut Teal…
![...courting Black Swans...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F03.jpg?)
…courting Black Swans…
![...the improbably large Australian Pelicans...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F04.jpg?)
…the improbably large Australian Pelicans…
![...and likely with our first Laughing Kookaburras for company.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F05.jpg?)
…and likely with our first Laughing Kookaburras for company.
![The next day we'll make for Dryandra Woodland, where...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F06.jpg?)
The next day we’ll make for Dryandra Woodland, where…
![...we should encounter a suite of special birds, like Crested Shrike-tit...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F07.jpg?)
…we should encounter a suite of special birds, like Crested Shrike-tit…
![...inquisitive Western Yellow Robins...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F08.jpg?)
…inquisitive Western Yellow Robins…
![...and dazzling Spotted Pardalotes.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F09.jpg?)
…and dazzling Spotted Pardalotes.
![With some luck we might spot our first Tawny Frogmouth, or...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F10.jpg?)
With some luck we might spot our first Tawny Frogmouth, or…
![...or if we're really lucky perhaps even a Numbat.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F11.jpg?)
…or if we’re really lucky perhaps even a Numbat.
![On our way to the remote Stirling Ranges...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F12.jpg?)
On our way to the remote Stirling Ranges…
![...we'll keep an eye out for Kangaroos...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F13.jpg?)
…we’ll keep an eye out for Kangaroos…
![...or perhaps a roadside Echidna...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F14.jpg?)
…or perhaps a roadside Echidna…
![...or gaudy Red-capped Parrot.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F15.jpg?)
…or gaudy Red-capped Parrot.
![At the coastal heathland around Cheynes Beach...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F16.jpg?)
At the coastal heathland around Cheynes Beach…
![...our goals will include skulking Western Bristlebird (here a very young one)...,](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F17.jpg?)
…our goals will include skulking Western Bristlebird (here a very young one)…,
![...vocal but often hard to spot Western Whipbirds... (pt)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F18.jpg?)
…vocal but often hard to spot Western Whipbirds… (pt)
Photo: Peter Taylor
![...and the stunning Red-winged Fairywren.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F19.jpg?)
…and the stunning Red-winged Fairywren.
![Around our lodge we should see Western Rosellas...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F20.jpg?)
Around our lodge we should see Western Rosellas…
![...honeyeaters like Western Wattlebird and...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F21.jpg?)
…honeyeaters like Western Wattlebird and…
![...maybe even a Brushtail Possum foraging on Banksia flowers.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F23.jpg?)
…maybe even a Brushtail Possum foraging on Banksia flowers.
![During the spring Southern Right Whales can often be spotted off the coast.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F24.jpg?)
During the spring Southern Right Whales can often be spotted off the coast.
![On one day we'll turn inland, for the beautiful Mallee parkland...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F25.jpg?)
On one day we’ll turn inland, for the beautiful Mallee parkland…
![...where we'll seek out harder to find birds like Australian Owlet-Nightjar...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F27.jpg?)
…where we’ll seek out harder to find birds like Australian Owlet-Nightjar…
![...and where we'll look for the often elusive Malleefowl.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F28.jpg?)
…and where we’ll look for the often elusive Malleefowl.
![We'll then head back to Perth, watching along the way for Red-eared Firetail... (pt)](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F29.jpg?)
We’ll then head back to Perth, watching along the way for Red-eared Firetail… (pt)
Photo: Peter Taylor
![...Western Corellas...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F30.jpg?)
…Western Corellas…
![and the striking Hooded Plover.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F31.jpg?)
and the striking Hooded Plover.
![Then we'll head to the MacDonnell Ranges around Alice Springs, where outback waterholes...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F32.jpg?)
Then we’ll head to the MacDonnell Ranges around Alice Springs, where outback waterholes…
![...attract flocks of Budgerigars,...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F33.jpg?)
…attract flocks of Budgerigars,…
![...and Rainbow Bee-eaters.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F35.jpg?)
…and Rainbow Bee-eaters.
![We'll seek out the amazing Spinifex Pigeons among the rocky bajadas...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F36.jpg?)
We’ll seek out the amazing Spinifex Pigeons among the rocky bajadas…
![...and at Simpson's Gap we might spot a Black-footed Rock-Wallabies on the slopes...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F38.jpg?)
…and at Simpson’s Gap we might spot a Black-footed Rock-Wallabies on the slopes…
![...or a Western Bowerbird attending its bower.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F39.jpg?)
…or a Western Bowerbird attending its bower.
![The open spinifex covered plains south of Alice support...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F40.jpg?)
The open spinifex covered plains south of Alice support…
![an array of impressive lizards, from Bearded Dragons...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F41.jpg?)
an array of impressive lizards, from Bearded Dragons…
![...to the huge Perentie....](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F42.jpg?)
…to the huge Perentie….
![...and some years beautiful (and nomadic) Crimson Chats abound.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F43.jpg?)
…and some years beautiful (and nomadic) Crimson Chats abound.
![On especially wet years the wildflower show can be spectacular.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F44.jpg?)
On especially wet years the wildflower show can be spectacular.
![Our next base for the tour is in the tropical North, where Rainbow Pittas bounce along the forest floor...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F45.jpg?)
Our next base for the tour is in the tropical North, where Rainbow Pittas bounce along the forest floor…
![...Red-collared Lorikeets feed in the palms,...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F46.jpg?)
…Red-collared Lorikeets feed in the palms,…
![and Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves call from the treetops...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F47.jpg?)
and Rose-crowned Fruit-Doves call from the treetops…
![...and with some luck Chestnut Rails lurk in the mangroves.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F48.jpg?)
…and with some luck Chestnut Rails lurk in the mangroves.
![Or last base for the trip will be Kununnura, where wetlands support Black-necked Storks...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F49.jpg?)
Or last base for the trip will be Kununnura, where wetlands support Black-necked Storks…
![...vast numbers of Magpie Geese...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F50.jpg?)
…vast numbers of Magpie Geese…
![...Radjah Shelducks...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F51.jpg?)
…Radjah Shelducks…
![...majestic White-bellied Sea-Eagles...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F52.jpg?)
…majestic White-bellied Sea-Eagles…
![..and Pied Herons...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F53.jpg?)
..and Pied Herons…
![Fiches abound here, and we'll close the tour out seeking up to 11 species (here a Painted Finch) before heading back to Darwin.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F252%2F54.jpg?)
Fiches abound here, and we’ll close the tour out seeking up to 11 species (here a Painted Finch) before heading back to Darwin.