Our first planned stop for today was the Redbank Waterhole
in the Owen Springs Conservation Reserve. As we drove out to Owen Springs it
was 6°C, and when we got there, there was no water to be seen! We went for a
walk anyway in the freezing wind, and came across a family of seven
Grey-crowned Babblers who kept us amused for a while. They are quite noisy, and
one of their calls sounds just like a kitten meowing!
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| Grey-crowned Babblers, Redbank Waterhole, Owen Springs, NT |
We went back into town and visited the Olive Pink Botanic
Gardens. Again, we had the issue with the cold temperature and the wind and not
much was active, but we saw some more babblers and a few other common birds. We
were looking for a western bowerbird, as we’d heard that several reside in the
gardens. We found one bower, but no bowerbirds!
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| Bower, Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, Alice Springs, NT. |
We decided we probably weren’t going to have much luck
anywhere else so just went for a drive around town to see if we could spot any
raptors to try and get a photo of. We drove north up to the Tanami Road and
back again, and then a few km east out to Emily Gap. We had a look in the trees
in the dry Todd River bed near the Ross Highway and found this Whistling Kite.
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| Whistling Kite, Todd River, Alice Springs, NT. |
We ended the day by meeting up with Jim again for a farewell
beer, then packed up ready to head home tomorrow!
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