Koolpin Gorge Not very Cool / Part One

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This weekend was hot, humid, but totally a campers delight. The trees at the campsite were in bloom and the activity around them was chaotic. The camp site was totally deserted and I guess it was “when the cat is away” mentality.
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Acacia producta
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Acacia Shield Bug Alcaeus varicornis
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Allopterigon filifolius
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Apis mellifera
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Yellow Flame Tree Peltophorum pterocarpum
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Glinus oppositifolius
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Arboreal Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus plagiocephalus
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Banded Honeyeater Certhionyx pectoralis Juv.
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Terminalia grandiflora
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Beach Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus litoralis with Regenerated Tail
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Bee Fly Bombyliidae sp.
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Bladderwort Utriclara fulva
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Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
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Red Bush Apple Syzygium suborbiculare
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Brush Cuckoo Cuculus variolosus
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Allopterigon filifolius and Tridax procumbens
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Caedicia simplex Nymph
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Caedicia simplex Nymph
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Camp Koolpin
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Chalky Percher Diplacodes trivialis
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Charcoal-winged Percher Diplacodes nebulosa
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Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis composite
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Chestnut-quilled Rock-Pigeon Petrophassa rufipennis
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Dingy Grass-dart
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Vitex glabrate
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Escarpment
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Eucalyptus herbertiana
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Feral Donkey Equus asinus
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Koolpin Gorge Not Very Cool / Part Two

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Sitting around or relaxing was not an option as something was always happening.
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Flower Wasp Tiphia intrudens
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Eucalyptus herbertiana
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Gardenia fucat
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Helica austalasica
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Hibiscus panduriformis var. Australia
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Hooded Parrot Psephotus dissimilis Male
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Hyptis suaveolens
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Jacksonia dilatata
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Kapok Bush Cochlospermum fraseri Seed Pod
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Large Grass-yellow Eurema hecabe Dry-season Form
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Tridax procumbens
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Lemon-bellied Flycatcher Microeca flavigaster
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Ludwigia octovalvis
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Psychotria nesophila
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Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Juv.
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Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Nest Building
Going Into Nest
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Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Nest Building
Leaving Nest
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Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Nest Building
Leaving Nest
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Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Nest Building
Sitting In Nest
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Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Nest Building
Kicking Out Sand
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Redtail Ceriagrion aeruginosum
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Koolpin Gorge / Not Very Cool / Part Three

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We managed to climb up into the escarpment but it was heavy going with three litres of H20 disappearing in the blink of an eye. It didn’t take much convincing to return to and enjoy the shade at the campsite. And watch the neighbours go for it of course.
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Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta Male
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Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta Male
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Restless Flycatcher Myiagra inquieta Male In Flight
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Rock Fig Ficus platypoda
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Rufous-throated Honeyeater Conopophila rufogularis
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Scarlet Percher Diplacodes haematodes Male
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Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina
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Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina
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Spotted Snake-eyed Skink Cryptoblepharus megastictus
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Tridax procumbens
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Trilaccus magnificus
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Rock Fig Ficus platypoda
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Verticordia cunninghamii
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Verticordia decussate
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Vitex glabrate
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White Bush Apple Syzigium forte
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Wide-band Grass-dart Suniana sunias
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Ludwigia adscendens
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Yellow Flame Tree Peltophorum pterocarpum
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