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Originally Posted by gary
The best baobab trees to photograph are predominantly found in the western
extent of the Gibb River Road.
Keep a sharp eye out for beautiful Gouldian finches in the shrubbery around
creek crossings. Apparently becoming rarer and rarer.
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There used to be a very pretty group of baobabs on a hobby farm on Packsaddle Springs Rd Kununurra. I think I just found it again using Google street view but now they are amongst fruit trees. Still looks sort of nice. I know you won't have time but if you could get out to Packsaddle Springs you'd love it. We bush camped out there for a few weeks while we picked limes on one of the nearby farms (the one north of the boababs). Ever heard of green tree-ants?
I didn't see a Gouldian finch at all so if you do it's quite a find. My rarest bird was a square-tailed kite which flow over about 5m up while I was lying on the grass in Young's caravan park and was gone before I could stand up. With any luck you'll see some of the spectacular Crimson Finches - they were even in Town Caravan Park and you'll almost certainly see Zebra Finches and Double-Barred Finches and perhaps some Mannikins. Fork-tail Kites are everywhere and they will be Whistling Kites at every waterhole. Larger water bodies could have Magpie Geese, Plumed Whistling Ducks, Sea Eagles and Ospreys. There are also Red-tailed Cockatoos which are the most graceful fliers. It's amazing how fast they go with such apparently little effort.
I better stop reminiscing now and get to work. Oh I want to go back to the Kimberley!!