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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Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis picatus	Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis picatus	Pied Butcherbird Cracticus nigrogularis picatus	Yellow-Throated Miner Manorina flavigula wayensis	Magpie-Lark Grallina cyanoleuca cyanoleuca
Magpie-Lark Grallina cyanoleuca cyanoleuca	Magpie-Lark Grallina cyanoleuca cyanoleuca	Magpie-Lark Grallina cyanoleuca cyanoleuca	Playing in the park	Yellow-Throated Miner Manorina flavigula wayensis
Yellow-Throated Miner Manorina flavigula wayensis	Galah Eolophus roseicapilla roseicapilla	And so the sun shines...	So it rains...	Weather-proof Playground
Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens splendens	Our cabin for the night	Winter closing of Penguin Island	Trying to see the Little Penguins from the mainland	No Busselton Jetty
No Busselton Jetty	Stormy conditions @ the Busselton Jetty	Leaving Mammoth Cave	Exit of Mammoth Cave	Chocolate Wattled Bat Chalinolobus morio
Chocolate Wattled Bat Chalinolobus morio	Young Explorers	Mammoth Cave	Going Underground	Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave	Mammoth Cave	Mammoth Cave	Mammoth Cave	Mammoth Cave
Mammoth Cave	Entrance of Mammoth Cave	Entering Mammoth Cave	Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides cenchroides	Rocky Coast of Cape Leeuwin
Rocky Coast of Cape Leeuwin	Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides cenchroides	Coastal flora of Cape Leeuwin	Pigface Unknown Carpobrotus spec.	Cape Leeuwin
Cape Leeuwin	Cape Leeuwin	Australian Pipit Anthus australis bilbali	Australian Pipit Anthus australis bilbali	Australian Pipit Anthus australis bilbali
Rock Parrot Neophema petrophila petrophila	Black-Shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris	Black-Shouldered Kite Elanus axillaris	Coastal flora around Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse	Ocean Collision
On top of the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse	On top of the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse	Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse	Discover the grounds of Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse	Rock Parrot Neophema petrophila petrophila
Rock Parrot Neophema petrophila petrophila	Rock Parrot Neophema petrophila petrophila	Rock Parrot Neophema petrophila petrophila	Rock Parrot Neophema petrophila petrophila	Rock Parrot Neophema petrophila petrophila
Rock Parrot Neophema petrophila petrophila	Sunrise at Greens Island Campsite	Greens Island Campsite	Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus	Dry Forest
Western Corella Cacatua pastinator pastinator	Western Corella Cacatua pastinator pastinator	Western Corella Cacatua pastinator pastinator	Western Corella Cacatua pastinator pastinator	Hardly a road
Painted Buttonquail Turnix varius varius	Water along the Pindicup Rd	Water along the Pindicup Rd	Green meadows	Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens splendens
Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens splendens	Dried up Lake Muir	Thomson Rd	Colourful waters along the Thomson Rd	@ Work
Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides brachypterus	Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis	Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis	Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis	Galah Eolophus roseicapilla roseicapilla
Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera	Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera	Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera	Common Bronzewing Phaps chalcoptera	Galah Eolophus roseicapilla roseicapilla
Meeting the locals	Meeting the locals	@ Coalmine Beach	Coalmine Beach Campsite	In 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
Underneath a towering Karri Tree	Underneath a towering Karri Tree	Karri Tree Forest	Walking the Bolganup Trail	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	Portrait 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	2 Brothers	Quacking Frog Crinia georgiana	Whale Watchers	Eastern Osprey Pandion haliaetus cristatus
Eastern Osprey Pandion haliaetus cristatus	Eastern Osprey Pandion haliaetus cristatus	Playing on the washed up kelp	Playing on the washed up kelp	Waiting for a Noisy Scrubbird to run over...
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	Walking the Quaalup Nature Walk	Quaalup Nature Walk
Quaalup Nature Walk	Candle Banksia Banksia attenuata	Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus	(Almost) Walking the 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