This field was freshly cut, it must have been a grain of some kind as the cockatoos were here in the hundreds. We disturbed them as we pulled up and managed to get a couple of shots.
That is sensational. Were they Sulphur Crested Cockatoos or Corellas?
One of the things we hoped, and expected, to see on our road trip were large flocks of Budgerigars but except for one flock of about a hundred or so birds in the West McDonnell Ranges, there was nothing. Very disappointing
@terryliv Sulphur crested cockatoo.
David is from Winton and they get large flocks of them out there. We saw a couple of small flocks when we were there last month but if you want to see the really large flocks they usually arrive around September but I don't think you can ever be certain that you will see that really large flock. They sure are a sight to see.
We did an outback Qld trip in 1997 and we came across a large (probably a couple of thousand) flock of budgies outside of . . . (wait for it) . . . . Winton. I was stoked to see it as I used to breed budgies and I managed a few photos on my trusty old Canon SLR film camera. I have posted one of those photos a couple of times here in 365.
When we stopped in Winton on the way home I asked one of the road workers if he had seen any flocks and he said that there were some on one of the jobs on the Boulia road.
However, Rhoda came across a story on the ABC a couple of days ago about large flocks of budgies in a property on the Culgoa River at Dirranbandi. So guess what? Next week we are going for a drive to Dirranbandi to try to see them. I'll get a decent photo yet!!!!!!
One of the things we hoped, and expected, to see on our road trip were large flocks of Budgerigars but except for one flock of about a hundred or so birds in the West McDonnell Ranges, there was nothing. Very disappointing
David is from Winton and they get large flocks of them out there. We saw a couple of small flocks when we were there last month but if you want to see the really large flocks they usually arrive around September but I don't think you can ever be certain that you will see that really large flock. They sure are a sight to see.
When we stopped in Winton on the way home I asked one of the road workers if he had seen any flocks and he said that there were some on one of the jobs on the Boulia road.
However, Rhoda came across a story on the ABC a couple of days ago about large flocks of budgies in a property on the Culgoa River at Dirranbandi. So guess what? Next week we are going for a drive to Dirranbandi to try to see them. I'll get a decent photo yet!!!!!!