Australia 2014
Birds and landscapes from the Coorong and River Murray in South Australia
A magpie lark in Adelaide
Beautiful lorikeet
Windblown magpie lark
Kookaburra, famous for its loud call
Magpie, a larger bird than the magpie lark
Wallabies at Cleland Wildlife Park outside Adelaide with a "joey" in the pouch
Wallabies sparring
Wallabie peeking in the pouch
A trio of wallabies
The timid koala bear
Curious kangaroo at Cleland Wildlife Park. Kangaroos are much larger than their close relative, the wallaby.
Okay, smile for the camera!
While in Adelaide, from the balcony of the Halbert home, we watched a cycling race.
The competition was intense.
Some raced so fast they could only be seen as a blur
New Year's Day 2014 we traveled to the Coorong National Park which is Southeast of Adelaide. The Coorong is a lagoon ecosystem that is a buffer zone between the mainland and southern ocean.
These are rednecked avocets, a bird we had not seen before
The Coorong is prolific with Australian pelicans (and of course the common sea gull)
Leaving the Coorong to see more of the River Murray, we came across these old trucks.
We stayed in Mannum, South Australia alongside the River Murray. The Marion, an old steamer, was tied up outside our motel.
A view of the River Murray near Bowhill, South Australia
Pacific black duck creating waves
Tree full of squawking galahs
Black swan in morning light
Sun peeking out from a eucalyptus tree
Black swan in the River Murray
Sunrise on the River Murray in Mannum
The Australian White Pelican
Lutheran church in the Barossa Valley
Magpie lark
The common and playful corella
