Gidday peoples...

I thought it was time to update again.
So much happens in so short a period of time while we're travelling, and my photos accumulate way too fast so, i have to update you all before i get too far behind...

So last time i updated, it was all about the Peninsulas in S.A and Christmas & New Years and camping at Walkers Flat S.A.

We've covered some ground in that time, and still managed to explore from there on pretty extensively. We are now on the Great Ocean Road Victoria...about 4hrs away from Melbourne Vic.

SO...here are some images from the last months worth of travels..
A few people requested that i post some of my Wildlife images as well so...they're mainly of birds so...hope you can still enjoy those too

Take care out there
The Hardy's

This is the Church seen on the $50 Australian note

Time for some sand boarding

Add caption

Amazing Birding experience at Sunset with other bird watchers in Deniliquin NSW, looking
for the rare PLAINS WANDERER (Saw 3 that night)

 Tantanoola caves
Amazing with crystals and incredible Stalactites and stalacmites

 My little girl, her toy fox and i had a nice breakfast together...No we didn't
eat all the croissants...tempting though

 Sunken Gardens
Mt Gambier S.A

 Mt Gambier Art Gallery S.A

 Kids bought me Lego for my birthday.
Thoroughly enjoyed putting this together ha ha

 Robe S.A had a nice turn out for Louise Adams...I think came 2nd in X-factor 2015?
Very unique voice

 Beachport S.A

 Centenary Tower/Mt Gambier S.A

 Feeding the Brush tailed possums
Mt Gambier S.A

 Blue Lake...AMAZINGLY Blue in the Summer time...
Grey in the Winter
Mt Gambier S.A

 Little Blue Lake/Mt Gambier S.A...They all went swimming after this pic was taken

Exploring the fresh water flowing from Picanninie ponds to the Ocean

SHORT-TAILED SHEARWATER (Muttonbird)
Amazing to watch 1000's of these turn up on dusk to their breeding grounds.
Very fast ocean pelagic birds. They migrate from Arctic waters 15,000kms away to Australia etc
to breed...Amazing to see them crash into the bushes and waddle along like penguins and dig out their
burrows of sand to reach their chicks that have been waiting all day patiently for their parents to catch fish..

Black Wallaby
Towerhill/before Warrnambool VIC

Hello from a cute Galah
Walkers Flat S.A

Australasian Darter chicks/waiting for their parents to feed them
Walkers Flat/Murray river S.A

Black-tailed native hen (Turbo chook)
Mannum S.A

Looks like a boring Turkey right...wrong...highly endangered
MALLEEFOWL..2 yrs of searching and i FINALLY saw two attending their mound/nest
at the Coorong S.A...Happy moment to photograph this species in the fading afternoon light.

Hoping to get a better image BUT...this is a RUFOUS BRISTLEBIRD..
VERY shy...amazed that it popped up in low fading evening light for this blurry but quick snap..
Robe S.A

LATHAMS SNIPE
I've had a great time seeing some difficult to locate species...USUALLY
This lovely specimen migrates from Japan to Australia to feed....
Robe S.A

The kids found a rock pool area of Starfish of all colours
Port Fairy Vic

AUSTRALASIAN GANNET
Another great species. We watched these soar next to the cliffs and
then return to their breeding colony at Point Danger/Port Fairy VIC
Only mainland colony in Australia...lots of chicks..special

Until next time

Hope you enjoy the images and updates

The Hardy's