Australia (Southwest), July 12 - August 13, 2023 Photo Gallery by Rick & José van der Weijde at pbase.com

Australia (Southwest), July 12 - August 13, 2023

After our succesfull trip to Australia in 2016 we decided to visit another part of the continent.
Obligated to go during the (northern) school holiday it became an Austral winter journey to Southwest-Australia,
where we stayed from July 12th untill August 13th, 2023.

The first half of our journey (roughly 2 weeks) we focussed on the endemic birdspecies south of Western Australia's
capital Perth. We started with some days in downtown Perth and then travelled southeast towards Dryandra Woodland,
Stirling Range and Fitzgerald River National Parks. That was our most eastern point of interest and from there we travelled
west towards Cheynes Beach, Porongurup National Park, the Valley of the Giants and eventuelly the most southwestern tip
of mainland Australia: Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse. A few days later we passed Perth again on our way north.

The second half of our journey (some 2,5 weeks) we wanted to explore some of the outback.
As we prefer not to fly during our holiday, we drove from Perth northeast and explored the area around
Mt Gibson, Paynes Find, Mount Magnet and Cue. A completely different world compared to the area south of Perth!
After a week or so we drove west towards coastal Western Australia, meeting the Indian Ocean as north as Carnarvon.
From there we drove south towards Perth again, visiting Francois Peron, Kalbarri, Nambung and Yanchep National Parks along the way.

Our trip was again succesfull seeing 220 native birdspecies in total (including all the SW-WA's endemic species)
and most of our targeted mammalspecies (including my most wanted: Numbat). Being there in the Austral winter,
other animalgroups such as reptiles and butterflies, were less visible, although we did see a few species.

All photos in this gallery are also included in the “Photo Archive” gallery on the main page.

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joseantonio		31-Jan-2024 14:40
a great gallery nicely presented.V.

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		29-Oct-2023 13:32
Mooi Rick, Jose en de Kids, Ik ben heel benieuwd naar de foto's wij zijn aan het oriënteren voor een reis die kant op. Denk dat onze voorkeur naar het Zuid-oosten is. hebben jullie tips dan zijn ze zeker welkom.

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Rens & Guus ín an Ancient Tree	Young explorer	Red Tingle Eucalyptus jacksonii	Walking the Tree Top Walk	Tree Top Walk
Walking the Tree Top Walk	Walking the Tree Top Walk	Walking the Tree Top Walk	Walking the Tree Top Walk	Walking the Tree Top Walk
Red-Winged Fairywren Malurus elegans	Red-Winged Fairywren Malurus elegans	Red-Winged Fairywren Malurus elegans	Entrance of the Valley of the Giants	Karri Tree Forest of Porongurup Range
Just live	José underneath a towering Karri Tree	Rens underneath a towering Karri Tree	Karri Tree Forest	Walking the Bolganup Trail
Rens walking the Bolganup Trail	Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus
Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus
Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Montane Heathland at the Stirling Range	Guus & Rick with some kangaroos	Fan-Tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis flabelliformis	Fan-Tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis flabelliformis
Fan-Tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis flabelliformis	Fan-Tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis flabelliformis	Fan-Tailed Cuckoo Cacomantis flabelliformis flabelliformis	Black-Throated Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis nigrogularis	Black-Throated Whipbird Psophodes nigrogularis nigrogularis
Sunset at Cheynes Beach	Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis	Guus & Rens	Quacking Frog Crinia georgiana	Whale Watchers
Eastern Osprey Pandion haliaetus cristatus	Eastern Osprey Pandion haliaetus cristatus	Eastern Osprey Pandion haliaetus cristatus	Guus playing on the washed up kelp	Rens & Guus playing on the washed up kelp
Rick waiting for a Noisy Scrubbird to run over... ...and Guus waiting for Rick	Arpenteur Nature Reserve	Australian Pipit Anthus australis bilbali	Australian Pipit Anthus australis bilbali	Western Whistler Pachycephala fuliginosa occidentalis
Western Whistler Pachycephala fuliginosa occidentalis	Red-Eared Firetail Stagonopleura oculata	Western Whistler Pachycephala fuliginosa occidentalis	Western Whistler Pachycephala fuliginosa occidentalis	White-Breasted Robin Quoyornis georgianus
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera	Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera	Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera	Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans occidentalis	Brush Bronzewing Phaps elegans occidentalis
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera	Red-Winged Fairywren Malurus elegans	Red-Winged Fairywren Malurus elegans	Western Whistler Pachycephala fuliginosa occidentalis	Western Whistler Pachycephala fuliginosa occidentalis
Red-Winged Fairywren Malurus elegans	Galah Eolophus roseicapilla roseicapilla	Galah Eolophus roseicapilla roseicapilla	Arpenteur Nature Reserve	Honey Possum Tarsipes rostratus
Black-Shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris	Black-Shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris	Black-Shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris	Regent Parrot Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus	Regent Parrot Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus
Regent Parrot Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus	Regent Parrot Polytelis anthopeplus anthopeplus	New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae longirostris	New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae longirostris	Typical flora of Fitzgerald River NP's coastline
Fitzgerald River NP	Fitzgerald River NP	Fitzgerald River NP	Quaalup Homestead	Guus at Quaalup Nature Walk
Quaalup Nature Walk	Quaalup Nature Walk	Candle Banksia Banksia attenuata	Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus	Guus & Rens at Quaalup Nature Walk
Quaalup Nature Walk	Camping at Quaalup Homestead	Pacific Gull Larus pacificus georgii	Pacific Gull Larus pacificus georgii	Pacific Gull Larus pacificus georgii
Pacific Gull Larus pacificus georgii	Pacific Gull Larus pacificus georgii	Pacific Gull Larus pacificus georgii	Pacific Gull Larus pacificus georgii	Sunset at Bremer Bay
Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides cenchroides	Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides cenchroides	Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus	Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae	Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae
Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus	Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus	Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus	Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus	Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae	Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae	Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae novaehollandiae	Bremer Bay Boat Harbour	Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii cristatus
Rens & Guus having water fun	Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Australian Ringneck Barnardius zonarius zonarius x Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Overview over the Stirling Range	Showy Dryandra Banksia formosa
Rick in Australia	Young explorers	Western Shriketit Falcunculus leucogaster	Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides brachypterus	Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides brachypterus
Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides brachypterus	Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides brachypterus	New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae longirostris	New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae longirostris	New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae longirostris
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae longirostris	Typical flora of the Stirling Range	Australian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles cristatus cristatus	Australian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles cristatus cristatus	Australian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles cristatus cristatus
Spotted Scrubwren Sericornis maculatus maculatus	Grey Butcherbird Cracticus torquatus leucopterus	Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta	Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang campbelli	Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang campbelli
Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang campbelli	Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang campbelli	New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae longirostris	Open Eucalyptus Woodland	Rens, José & Guus birding Stirling Range
Australian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles cristatus cristatus	Australian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles cristatus cristatus	Australian Owlet-Nightjar Aegotheles cristatus cristatus	Yellow-Plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula ornata	Yellow-Plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula ornata
Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus perthi	Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus perthi	Dusky Woodswallow Artamus cyanopterus perthi	Camping at Stirling Range	Brown-Headed Honeyeater Melithreptus brevirostris leucogenys
Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang campbelli	Scarlet Robin Petroica boodang campbelli	Red-Capped Parrot Purpureicephalus spurius	Yellow-Plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula ornata	Eucalyptus Forest
Sunset at Stirling Range	Cars tractor into the Wild	Elegant Parrot Neophema elegans carteri	Elegant Parrot Neophema elegans carteri	Elegant Parrot Neophema elegans carteri
Guus in Dryandra	Dryandra Woodland	Dryandra Woodland	Dryandra Woodland	Dryandra Woodland
On the Road in Dryandra	Red-Capped Robin Petroica goodenovii	Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis apicalis	Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus fusciventer	Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus fusciventer
Common Brush-Tailed Possum Trichosurus vulpecula hypoleucus	Brush-Tailed Bettong Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi	Rufous Hare Wallaby Lagorchestes hirsutus hirsutus	Rufous Hare Wallaby Lagorchestes hirsutus hirsutus	Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus fusciventer
Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus fusciventer	Brush-Tailed Bettong Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi	Brush-Tailed Bettong Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi	Burrowing Bettong Bettongia lesueur	Burrowing Bettong Bettongia lesueur
Burrowing Bettong Bettongia lesueur	Red-Capped Robin Petroica goodenovii	Red-Capped Robin Petroica goodenovii	Red-Capped Robin Petroica goodenovii	Red-Capped Robin Petroica goodenovii
Twenty-Eight Parrot Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Twenty-Eight Parrot Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Twenty-Eight Parrot Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus	Western Grey Kangaroo Macropus fuliginosus	Twenty-Eight Parrot Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus