THE OUTBACK DESERT

The Outback of Australia is beautiful and exotic.  It is full of contrasts and colours, and the diversity of wildlife is unimaginable and magnificent.   Did you ever think that there would be flowers, bright colours, and evergreens in a desert?  How about the varieties of birds?  And I have never seen so many different kinds of grasshoppers!  But my favorite is the long-nosed dragon – a small lizard that runs really fast on its back legs.   The desert is alive with all kinds of wonderful things to discover and respect.

The following photographs are just a bit of what I have seen at one of my favorite places to visit,  Alice Springs Desert Park (http://www.alicespringsdesertpark.com.au) located on Larapinta Drive.  I hope you can visit, too!

Until next time…

Cheers!

Top: Boobook Owl Bottom Left: Whistling Kite Bottom Right: Australian Bush Turkey (Bustard)

Emu

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo

Black-winged Stilt

Magpie

Dingo

 

Kangaroo