Holidays

[Hickson]

I'm currently on holidays, and after a couple of major setbacks, things are beginning to look a bit better. Just thought I'd share some pics from the trip so far.

Gundabooka National Park:

Beardy, Shingleback, Gould's Monitors

 

[Hickson]

Gundabooka Ranges, Rainbow Bee-eater, and a feral cat paw print next to my size 10½ boot.

 

[Hickson]

Was at Monarto Zoo today. Last time I was here was in 1984 - it's changed a bit since then. Didn't see any herps.

Giraffes. The calf was born on Thursday afternoon. These photos were taken when it was about 40 hrs old (Saturday morning).

 

[Hickson]

Yellow-footed Rock Wallabies, Cheetah, White Rhino and calf.

 

[Snow1369]

Love the giraffe. nice shots!

 

[Hickson]

Bilby (in the Visitor's Centre), Bush Thick-knee, Diamond Firetail Finch, White-backed Magpie, Meerkat.

The Firetail and Magpie are both wild birds native to the area. I'm from Sydney where we have the Black-backed variety, which is why I was interested in this form. And I was stoked to see wild Diamond Firetails.

 

[Hickson]

Then a quick visit to Adelaide Zoo this afternoon.

Alligator, Hippo, Pied Cormorant.

 

[Australis]

Bush Thick-knee, a Curlew?

 

[Hickson]

Red-collared Lorikeet, male Satin Bowerbird, Scimitar-horned Oryx.

Off to Kangaroo Island tomorrow morning for a few days camping. Will post those pics next week.



Hix

 

[Hickson]

Bush Thick-knee, a Curlew?

Bush Stone-curlew is a synonym. I prefer Thick-knee because, apart from the perverse pleasure I get from the word itself, the word curlew relates to a group of shorebirds and could cause confusion.

Snow: Thanks, glad you like them.



Hix

 

[Khagan]

That's a pretty big cat paw .

 

[$NaKe PiMp]

biggest cat footprint ever!

where you sure thats what it was

but i suppose what else could it be out there

 

[cockney red]

Some CAT!!!!!:shock:

 

[Jungle_Freak]

Some stunning pics there mate ,
The cat foot print is in fact a wild pig track,
pigs leave this type of mark when the front trotter leaves a track then the back trotter steps into the first trotters track,
usually they are changing stride ,

your city slickers crack me up, LOL

 

[Riley]

the calf looks like hes gonna be sat on by the rhino:shock:


great pics!!

 

[MoreliaMatt]

great pics hix, was at monarto last weekend.... should have waited a week and gone this weekend to see the baby giraffe!

 

[moosenoose]

Great shots Hixy! That feral cat paw size is unbelievable!! :shock:

 

[motman440]

i love monarto and adelaide zoos.
but im stuck up here on the north coast of NSW.....
we go every time were in SA so about once or twice a year.

 

[RevDaniel]

great photos taken. Sounds like you are having a great trip. Enjoy

 

[imalizard]

I go to monarto about 5 times a year because I go to a be a zoo keeper a day thing for kids plus we live like 20 minutes away from it.