Masked Lapwing - Vanellus miles
Lightening over Mindil Beach

Nitmiluk - with Hardhead ducks - Aytha australis
Nitmiluk - Katherine Gorge
Fairy Martin nests - Petrochelidon/Hirundo ariel
Osprey - Pandion haliaetus cristatus - the Australian subspecies
Agile Wallaby - Macropus agilis
Desert Grasshopper - with excellent camoflage
Thorny Dragon/Devil/Lizard or Moloch Moloch horridus
Black Kite Milvus migrans passing food to their beaks from their feet to feed on the wing
Hobby Falco longipennis
Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides
Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus the latin name is 'anteater' but the prefered fare is termites!

Red Kangaroo Macropus rufus

Blinky Bill - middle shot above shows the Nictitating Membrane or inner eyelid - on the right shows the outer
lid - which can be seen to close from the bottom up
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes cooo - what a lovely couple
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