Desert Tree Frogs call for a mate in floodwater pools in Parachilna Gorge following summer rains.
The Desert Tree Frog (Litoria sp. nov. formerly identified as Litoria rubella) is found in the Northern Flinders Ranges. It lives in the vicinity of rock pools and springs, inhabiting damp vegetation and rock crevices, taking the opportunity to mate after heavy rains. Because of the ephemeral nature of floodwaters in arid lands, the larval stages of the Desert Tree Frog may be as brief as 14 days.
Floodwater pooling in Parachilna Gorge after summer rains.
Floodwater in Windy Creek, south of Leigh Creek, feeding into Aroona Dam Sanctuary.
Black-tailed Native-hen in wetlands along the Oodnadatta Track to the south of Lake Eyre.
The Mexican Poppy ( Argemone ochroleuca ssp. ochroleuca) is a rapidly colonising annual forb seen in waterways of the Northern Flinders Ranges. Seen here flowering at Aroona Dam Sanctuary in December.
The Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, viewable in the night sky just once every 800 years, seen over the Flinders Ranges, 21st December 2020.
Also known as King Brown, Mulga Snake seen in Parachilna Gorge.
Australian Lesser Wanderer Butterfly (Danaus petilia) feeding on Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) at Wilpena Pound.
