Northern Adventure Day 5 - Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Spent the morning wandering the trails around Uluru today. Due to a sore foot, we didn't attempt the full 10 km base walk, but did several shorter walks. There weren't many birds around, probably too many noisy tourists! Saw a pair of Pied Butcherbirds, as well as singing honeyeaters, spiny-cheeked honeyeaters, magpies, and willie wagtails. 

Pied Butcherbird, Uluru, NT

Pied Butcherbird, Uluru, NT

Got plenty of nice shots of Uluru and Kata Tjuta, and rested on the beautifully carved benches at various locations.

Uluru, NT

Uluru, NT

Kata Tjuta, NT

Uluru, NT

Northern Adventure Day 4 - Mt Ebenezer to Uluru-Kata Tjuta

Spent an hour wandering around next to Mt Ebenezer again this morning. Saw crimson chats, a southern whiteface, rufous songlarks, and white-breasted woodswallows. No great photos, but these pied honeyeaters were better than the ones from yesterday!

Pied Honeyeater, Mt Ebenezer, NT

Pied Honeyeater, Mt Ebenezer, NT

Headed off to the first non-bird related attraction - Ulura and Kata Tjuta (Ayers Rock and The Olgas). Saw another lifer here - a Torresian Crow. Also spotted a couple of white-backed swallows and singing honeyeaters, but nothing else. Wasn't the right time of day for birding, but we enjoyed walking along the trails and were amazed by the size of the rock formations. We saw Uluru for the first time today as well of course, but tomorrow will be dedicated to exploring there!

Kata Tjuta, NT

Walpa Gorge, Kata Tjuta, NT

Walpa Gorge, Kata Tjuta, NT

Valley of the Winds, Kata Tjuta, NT

Valley of the Winds, Kata Tjuta, NT