Aerial view of the opal fields at Coober Pedy

We went for a flight over Lake Ayre and as we left Coober Pedy we had this fabulous view of all the opal mines. It seems they just dig holes all over in search of the beautiful stone. They have signs posted for the unsuspecting which look pretty funny.
Here's the sign:
http://365project.org/bella_ss/2011-my-first-y/2016-11-30

[Islandgirl]

Awesome view of the opal mines!

[Milanie]

Reminds me of where a gopher has worked over a field (or my back yard) Neat shot from above.

[Anne Pancella]

That's a sight I have never seen before!

[alia_801]

What an interesting sight! Love the sign too!

[Denise Wood]

FAVtastic view :)

[Babs]

Wow, they look like giant molehills.

[Dione Giorgio]

They look like molehills. What an amazing aerial view!

[sally agnew]

Fascinating :)

[Peter]

Great capture Peter interesting landscape looks like a massive campsite full of old army bell tents, lol:)

[Bill Fenske]

Cool capture, they look like little pyramids.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Around here if we see ground that looks like this we suspect moles or other tunneling varmints to be present!

[Sandy]

They look like little hills. Is that were people have been digging dirt out? Funny sign too.

[Sheralee S]

@skstein Yes Sandy, that's where they are mining for opals. It was quite a sight from above.