Yellow-throated Miner
Insect coupling
Coupled insects raining down from Myrtle plants in early winter, Northern Flinders Ranges.
Chirruping Wedgebill
Chirruping Wedgebills (Psophodes cristatus) on the shrubby borders of Copley dam.
Black-faced Woodswallow
Crested Pigeon
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike: Copley
Immature Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae), yet to develop a full mask of black throat feathers.
Mulla Mulla
Ptilotus Exaltus, also known as Mulla Mulla, is a showy relative of Silver Mulla Mulla, also seen in the Flinders Ranges. Seen here in rocky ground flowering after autumn rains, Ptilotus sprouts annually from perennial rootstock.
Grey Shrike-thrush
Aroona Sanctuary
Aroona Sanctuary in the Northern Flinders Ranges not only hosts the Aroona Dam but also overflow and spring waters which provide fertile habitat for a wide variety of birds and other wildlife.
Australian Ringneck: male display
These Australian Ringnecks (Barnardius zonarius) seen at Aroona Sanctuary are a hybrid of the Port Lincoln Parrot and Mallee Ringneck. Male displays include wagging and fanning of the tail and drooping of the wings to display vivid blue feathers.
