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What We Got

Day 18 - On the Road to Cloncurry, NWQ

We saw this very small flock of budgerigars on the road from Normanton to Cloncurry and I took a shot of it just for practice. As it turned out, it was just as well I did as it was the only one we saw on the whole trip.

What a bummer.

One of the things we were looking forward to seeing was the very large flocks that can be found in western Queensland. See
https://365project.org/terryliv/directors-cut-2/2017-08-02
Don't bother to comment. Just telling a story/having a whinge.
We saw a few budgies in Winton few years ago. Great capture.
August 2nd, 2017  
Bit of difference from the flock you saw in 1998. Still a great shot though.
August 2nd, 2017  
It's a great image - so strange to see so many of them. We don't have them here in the wild in NZ.
August 2nd, 2017  
I saw large flocks near Nardoo station (Near Burketown) and until then i never knew that they were green in nature.Nice shot Terry
August 2nd, 2017  
I don't know why migration varies so much from year to year.
August 2nd, 2017  
@janeandcharlie They don't migrate as such Jane. Just move around the grasslands as and where the feed takes them.
August 2nd, 2017  
Sam
You take a good photo for somebody having a whinge ;)
August 2nd, 2017  
Impressive capture.
August 2nd, 2017  
Good storytelling across the two images.
Re Chicago -- we'll be in town at some point for sure -- probably toward the end of your visit (maybe the weekend of the 20th Oct). You will love Niagara -- we took the boat on the Canadian side which was great fun, and stayed at Niagara-on-the-Lake. If you aren't staying there, it's worth a visit -- cute town and good restaurants, and lovely lakeside area. In the middle of the Canadian wine country where you can rent bikes and ride to various vineyards. Autumn should be beautiful there. Sadly, that weekend is also Open House Chicago when about 200 buildings open up to the public -- it's amazing four tourism, photography, etc. Early in your visit, I strongly recommend a trip to the city to do the river tour with the Chicago Architectural Foundation. Also, if you are there on a Thursday around noon when CAF does their tour of the Rookery, it's fascinating - one of my favorites in the city. Your kids will also have plenty of ideas too, I'm sure! See you this fall!
August 2nd, 2017  
Still a great capture.We only saw groups of 5-6 in Central Australia, last year. I'd love to see a huge flock.
August 2nd, 2017  
Lovely ...
August 2nd, 2017  
So cool
August 2nd, 2017  
How wonderful to see in the wild and not escapees out the window
August 2nd, 2017  
I'm going to Bowra late October and am really hoping to see this sight.
August 5th, 2017  
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