up i hi- \cllows .m«.l the whites I Ik- 

 track was iiiu-r;iiiv dotted with H(b 



hfirtfjl and Micromyrtns and was HO 



ornamental delight Ths edges of this 

 ^tifactivt iftdiofl W«re picked evu wfth 



the red stems Of Hcvlc Hake Not 

 l;,r awav B Wh.U-catcd HoMVCtrtCt 

 called. 



with my second, 6tnl firsi d lyftgM 

 jounn-v over, this section of the track 

 was rewarding and thus instilled hv 

 m\ •-.com, I siylitiny ol ihe Malice 

 FuiU-w retis II anv readers in, ike tins 

 (tip and see nothing else hut these 

 miniatures ol out avifauna von Will 

 (Tilling coum it woiihwhilc, 



■\t this time, I hc.nd the lamhst 

 sound iiiai Has &tzi impinged upon 



eardrums. In Get 1 thought ai 

 liist that mv ears were pioducing it 

 in opposition to the silence ol the 

 area But. uo» These faint squcalcs 

 came from some bird thai hugged 

 the Porcupine Glass. I did lia-.c S 

 glimpse ol brown movement but not 

 enouith for identification. 



Close hy. ;i solit.uy Ringncek walk 

 kig amidst the Guinea (lowers was 

 ha\mg a hrcaklasl of gold and brown 

 as it delicately nipped pclals tftf 

 capsules. 



The first ray of sun fur the day In 

 two White C0tk&tOOS In the next hall 

 hour many birds were seen 1 lie best 

 sightings were Pink Cockatoos and 

 Rufous Songlarks. I watched a group 

 of Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike*, while 

 some Chestnut - tailed 1 hoinbtlls 

 worked over the tree beside nic. Some 

 good specimens of Pimelea siricln and 

 Dodonuca unenuimi were seen (P this 

 section. Presently I came to Ihe Bul- 

 oke hillsides with many plants of Aus- 

 tral Bugle still in bud. Amidst the 

 hulokc was a small patch of typical 

 malice with plenty of Burr -daisies but 

 little grass Here a bachelor grdUJ 

 of Ked-h.icked Parrots moved, forag- 

 ing for food with one Rmgneck at a 

 short distance. 



I Ik Mftl hillside was clothed ir. , I 

 dense scrub of Malice Bitlei-bush I 

 and. hidden I'oin sight, maiiv \mv . 

 Called. I hey sounded like Ih. Bl 



iMii.,-,1 Wiciis but I wanted to k- 



certain Fw lifteen minutes I hum,.! 



luiiier .1 timber, tearing bui aqj 



«eUis iheni I had tba feeling ih* 



thc\ Hatched rttfi when ins back 

 tinned but tpiul.lv slipped out a 

 \il>lu when I laced them. 



I fffi Pallid Ctiek.H'S called as rJlfj 

 flCW and pel c lied aloll in a lall ilfiffil 



ttcc 



Bv 9 (ID a. in, the cloud had din 

 unshed ck.iiIy. and the SW (W 

 warm. 1 ft)) waikin/ along a strain 

 M .. L t. now that tfitf Hanked h\ hv a 



Kci Guns und Wwli This Kuisi 



he the extreme end ol the 'flood" 

 plain of Lake Bianihrook. Cver\ 

 UiKittei of J mile or so. sep-nati 

 Hocks of White- win pod Choughs saw | 

 ihcu al Will calls, and still whistling, 

 mounted M sale high perches. There 



,v,.rc ybwt Weeping Mn-asponjus 



here, and much Creamy Staekhousia 

 Ru I in is Whistlers. Butcher Bud- HUl 

 a small Hock of zigzagging anil 

 appjrcntlv crazed Gaiahs added m 

 the -icenc. I looked up as a Pit". 

 Cockatoo Mew ovet. auJ thin dv.J 

 to while Ihe Gmap 1 1 -ick ran mtv 1 

 I piitctioii. Hoc f tumid IfetV 

 south. From the scinered Gum Mid 

 Box country, there w*> * crunjji: ui 

 unilulaline dunes with Malice M 

 Tea I tee Spiny-chtvked Honeveatcr-. 

 were abundant here 



A little further south I met iwm 

 more walkers, who were pbotogjaph 

 inp subspecies of plants. I stayed m 

 chai iiwhile as. a Nvikoen ftm 

 circled overhead. 



Ihe dunes dipped ihtwn here ID I 

 small plain with some very large 

 Bulokcs. and then climbed to a van- 

 tage point which allowed me to see 

 Incndly FlagSlaft WSL Ihe ram ot 

 the other day had so invigorated the 



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