RARE SIGHTING: Two critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrots were identified on Hindmarsh Island. Picture: BOB GREEN
TWO critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrots were sighted on Hindmarsh Island last week as part of a Limestone Coast Landscape Board-backed parrot identification workshop.
SA Orange-bellied Parrot regional coordinator Bob Green spotted the birds, believed to be the first South Australian sighting of the species in eight years.
“The most recent confirmed sighting of an Orange-bellied Parrot was in 2013, so this was certainly an exciting and important find,” Mr Green said.
The parrots breed along the plains of Tasmania’s South West Wilderness World Heritage Area, with juveniles being banded for identification purposes.
Enlarge image Mungo National Park, NSW: The landscapes are extraordinary, with solidified, wind-blown sand dunes and dry lakes making for a moon-like vision. But Mungo is important for changing the way we thought about human inhabitation in Australia – skeletal remains found here showed that indigenous people have been in Australia for a lot longer than previously thought. Indigenous-guided tours that delve into that history and traditional beliefs about the land and weather will leave you with your mind racing.
Photo: Tourism NT of Mungo National Park, NSW: The landscapes are extraordinary, with solidified, wind-blown sand dunes and dry lakes making for a moon-like vision. But Mungo is important for changing the way we thought about human inhabitation in Australia – skeletal remains found here showed that indigenous people have been in Australia for a lot longer than previously thought. Indigenous-guided tours that delve into that history and traditional bel
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Burbie Camp is the best of both worlds: isolated, and yet accessible. The carpark in this part of the Warrumbungle National Park is 2WD-friendly in all seasons. The site itself is walk-in only, though it s just three kilometres along the Burbie Canyon Track, a gentle hike that makes this site a possibility for those who wouldn t normally tackle such an adventure.
What you ll find at the site is a rustic campground with very few facilities, save for a tap running untreated spring water and a spot for a wood-fired barbecue. That s the attraction though. This is where you tap out from the modern world and instead look for wallabies on the ground, wedge-tailed eagles in the sky, and sleep under a truly awesome blanket of stars at night.