OUR BIG TRIP

MARY & OLI GOING AROUND AUSTRALIA
ALICE SPRINGS - KATHERINE - Page 5

23 July 2007, Monday

Continuation of the Butterfly Gorge Walk...
On the way back we saw the same small group of 6
Black Cockatoo's again. They are just fantastic, we just
had to do one bad thing and try to get closer to them for
good pictures and that also makes them fly to the next
tree which is the only chance of seeing its tail colour.
We have not yet quite figured out which bird this one
was, but nice colours and due to its long beak could be
either family of honey eaters or king fishers.
Strange little Bird, one and two stones in his beak -
wonder what he is trying to build up.
We made a little detour after the long walk to see the lookout and entrance or better exit of the Gorge. All together we
walked 12.5 km's and that was quite tiring for the day.
The last animals for this day - I promise. Again, the butterfly at the Gorge lookout and, on the way back to the Camping,
the common Wallaby of the Campground with a young joey in the pouch.
On the top the exit of the George at the visitor centre from the lookout and below the view from a rock ledge at Butterfly
Gorge of the second Gorge system (Butterfly Gorge on the left with the trees).