Just east of the small town of Eulo in Southwest Queensland is a water bore none locally as Nine Mile Bore. The bore is surrounded by very dry mulga country and is home to a number of birds that are difficult to find elsewhere. I arrived last night and will be spending the next few days here before moving on east. This morning was an extremely productive morning for me as I was able to find and photograph at least two of the local specialties, the Chestnut-breasted Quail-Thrush (above) and the White-browed Treecreeper.
Afterwards, I headed back west to explore some of the other areas, namely Lake Bindegolly National Park. This lake is supposed to be a refuge for waterbirds in the middle of the bush but like so many other water sources in the area, it was bone dry due to the drought. There was a little bit of water in one of the creek beds but that was about it. From there I went into Thargomindah, the next town west and had a look around and found a nice shady park to hide from the midday heat and do some work on my computer.
The evening was quite uneventful but I did manage to photograph another interior specialty, the Australian Pratincole in a empty lot in the town of Thargomindah. I had seen these birds several times in the past few weeks but photos were always impossible so I was very happy to get some shots this evening.
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