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I have been heading east to get to my next house sitting job in a couple of weeks. I didn't have any real plans about where I was going to stop and so, it seemed fated that as I was driving through the tiny townshop of Minyip, I saw a sign. It said $10 all inclusive Minyip Caravan Park and Wetland. I was sold. I never pass up a wetland and after 5 days in the bush, I really needed a shower!
The wetland was tiny, exposed and only really had a couple of small areas with reeds and grass. Nevertheless, I could hear reed warbler and grassbird singing away. There wasn't much else happening in the wetlands but I could hear a lot of noise coming from the line of trees on the other side of the caravan park.
Lorikeets.
I spent some time that afternoon trying to coax them out into the sunlight. I got some decent shots but it was just too hot for them or I to be in the sunshine. I got up early and instead of being a few birds in the trees, this time there were dozens.
Finally, great shots of the Musk Lorikeet.
Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna)
In amongst the lorikeet were a few wattlebirds trying to complete for the eucalypt flowers.
Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
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