Whilst I only have one picture of the pumpkin harvest so far, the total count is 31 pumpkins.
Hey watch out duck!
A pumpkin
Pumpkin count 31
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Lake Eyre is not always brimming with life
A full Lake Eyre is often referred to as a place of birds and new life. Whilst there is definitely pelicans, silver gulls, terns and others, on the edge of the lake there is death everywhere. One can see: fish that could not tolerate the high salt content, hundreds of birds that are not associated with wetlands such as Budgerigars and Button Quail and even mammals such as rodents, (see below).
Dead rodent of some kind
Dead fish
Don’t tell me fallen trees are a problem
Fallen log "adding value"
This log has been laying over this creek for awhile, but not only mosses live on it. There are a host of other things that crawl about in the night . . . .and day.
It will last for years to come and provide a surface for many more creepy things.
One good reason, not to “clean up the creek” !
I can think of an easier place to grow.
Vegetation in the rubble at Newhaven.
It never ceases to amaze me where some plants can grow. These grasses, (maybe Spinifex) were growing in an exposed, dry area with no soil to speak of.
Pretty good hey.
A rough map of the trip
A rough map of our trip.
Anne Beadell Highway ?
Anne Beadell Highway
I had never heard of the Anne Beadell Highway until Mark and Rob took me there on our trip. It’s not much of a road and we didn’t make much more than a few KM due to flooding. In fact we became bogged because of my poor judgement, (Sorry Rob).
But one day it would be nice to drive it slowly and safely all the way to WA.
Check it out on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Beadell_Highway
More from Central Australia
There aren’t many treated pine fence posts on farms in Central Australia. This post,or should I say branch, will most likely last a few more years so long as the termites don’t get to it first.
I love the colour of the soil 🙂
I’m back with photographs of Central Australia
Pano of the Finke River at Ormiston Gorge
I’m back and I have photographs of some great central Australian country. The Ormiston Gorge walk included a swim.
Just North of Port Augusta
Camp site 100 km north of Port Augusta
Rob, Mark and I stayed a Hattah Kulkyne the first night of the trip and at this location just North of Port Augusta tonight.
Summary of Warden Activities for the Mornington Peninsula National Park.
In the summer of 2010/11 there were 6 warden events in the Mornington Peninsula National Park. Following are the number of days in which a volunteer visited the beach, number of volunteers involved, minimum hours of volunteer time and whether or not the chick fledged.
| Beach | Days | Volunt’rs | Hours | Outcome |
| St Andrews Beach
(Moana Court) |
14
|
5 | 20 | Successful |
| St Andrews Beach
(main car park) |
11 | 5 | 19 | Successful |
| Portsea (east SLC) | 18 | 8 | 83 | Chick most likely taken by Kestrel |
| Portsea (London Bridge)
|
10 | 2 | 11 | Successful |
| Koonya East | 10 | 9 | 25 | Chick most likely taken by Kestrel |
| Portsea (Franklin road) | 5 | 1 | 6 | Successful |
| Totals | 68 | 164 |
In general the 2010/2011 season has been an improvement on the previous and it demonstrates having a warden increases the chances of survival for chicks. However, I believe there are still far too many chicks perishing within the National Park and positioning of a warden on a beach should be an adjunct to Parks Victoria activities and not be the only form of personal attention this species receives. .
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