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| Honeyeater and gum blossoms |
One of my favourite places not far from Darwin is Fogg Dam - now a bird watchers' delight, but it was originally built for the Humpty Doo rice growing project in 1956.
(More information on the Humpty Doo Project - http://foggdamfriends.org/images/documents/Humpty-Doo-RICE-TRAIL-booklet-14-May-13.pdf)
Now Fogg Dam is a haven for waterbirds, water pythons (predators) and Dusky Rats (Prey). I only saw a very small water python and no rats. Wild pigs aplenty though.
This trip was the first time I had seen a jabiru there and it was present on all visits.
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| Jabiru |
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| Jabiru |
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| Magpie Geese |
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| Fogg Dam sunset |
I was often up at daybreak and out and about. There were some wonderful sunrises and sunsets to be seen. The middle of the day was hot and humid, but an afternoon bout of liquid sunshine improved conditions.
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| Trawler at Fishermans Wharf |
I received a camera drone for my birthday, and it caught up with me in Darwin. Very tentative with it, and still learning to fly and trust the drone.
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| First flight in Darwin |
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| Dragonfly at rest |
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| Sunset - Nightcliff Jetty |
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| Sunset - Nightcliff |
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| Mural on a storage Tank |
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| Mural - same tank |
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| Lemon-bellied Flycatcher |
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| Sanctuary Ponds at sunrise |
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| The Ghan |
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| Luggage loading onto The Ghan |
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| The Ghan |
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| Azure Kingfisher |
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| Fungi |
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| Water lily |
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| Wallabies in dispute |
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| Little Corella |
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| Blue-faced Honeyeater (F) |
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| White-gaped Honeyeater (outside our back door) |
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| Pandanus |
Fogg Dam (again)
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| Jabiru wing stretch |
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| Pied Heron |
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| Billabong |
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| Riding a Water Buffalo |
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| Snappy Handbag |
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| Snap! |
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| Mum - protecting her nest |
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| Kite |
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| Kites manoeuvring for handouts |
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| Snap! |
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| Dawn and the storm is receding |
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| Stone Curlews |
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| Dragon (outside our back door) |
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| Lee Point by drone |
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| Lee Point by drone |
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