alice springs bird watching

Thanks for all your very welcome advice and comments. (more still welcome). I am driving from Melbourne return, and have no set routes as of yet. One note I should have mentioned is our beloved puppy will be coming too. (that shoots down the Gluepot and a few others). Have just rushed out for my Tomas and Tomas where to find birds in Australia- very happy. If anyone has travelled with pets,would appreciate any hints re birding. Thanks again to all and have enjoyed learning from this great forum over the last year. Mark.

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On 13/05/2012, at 7:34 PM, Cheryl Ridge wrote:

> Hi Mark > > I am just responding to your post on birding-aus. > > Are you actually driving all the way from Melbourne and if so which way will be travelling to Central Australia? > > A couple years we flew to Alice (drove Melbourne to Adelaide then flew) then hired a campervan for just over a week. As we had never been there before (and my other half is not a birder) the trip was taken up with general sight seeing and birding/nature viewing/photography. I am more interested in the sights and the photography as opposed to being a ‘twitcher/ticker’. > > Anyway, places I would highly recommend for visits (maybe repeat visits!) > > Alice Springs Desert Park (Grey Headed Honeyeater, Splendid Fairy Wren, Spinifex Pigeon) > > Olive Pink Botanical Gardens (Western Bowerbird, Grey Crowned Babbler, Ringneck) > > Anetyeke Garden/pond (out the front of the Alice Springs airport, lovely little spot to sit and watcher or wander – I had great views of Zebra Finches, Budgies, Diamond Doves) > > You can see some of my pictures here: > > http://www.pbase.com/chezzyr/territory_birds > > Others may give you different ideas depending on your interests or which way you are driving. > > regards > > Cheryl Ridge > Melbourne > > > > > > > —————————— > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 10:50:23 +1000 > From: mwstephens1970@gmail.com > To: “birding-aus@vicnet.net.au” > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Trip to the “Red Centre” > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Next week, I am setting off from Melbourne on a four week return trip to Alice Springs.My main objective is bird watching,though all > things natural are of interest. I have a 4wd camper van and an extremely relaxed schedule. I would love some advice (personal or via this forum) on places that I must see. I have very little knowledge on inland Australia and would hate to drive past any good birding hotspots. Many thanks in advance Mark. > Sent from my iPhone > > —————————— ===============================

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