Kununurra is well known as a good place to find a wide variety of finches. In fact, 10 species are regularly seen in the area. With this in mind, I set out to see what I could find and this morning I struggled to find anything. I finally found a few Crimson Finches and a couple Double-barred but the Yellow-rumped Mannikins, in fact Mannikins in general, were totally absent. I tried again this evening and had the exact same result. Not sure if I am just missing them or they aren't here at the moment. In any case, I did get a few frames of a male Crimson Finch this morning and am going to return tomorrow and see what else I can find.
Probably the most producitve part of the day was midday when I was sitting in the shade of my campsite on Lake Kununurra. Twice, I had to get the camera out as things were happening around me. The first opportunity occured when a water monitor climbed out of the lake right in front of me with a great big Yabbie in its mouth and proceeded to bash it to death on the ground and then eat it. It took a while so I was able to get the camera out and get some good photos of the meal.
A little while later, I found a pair of White-browed Robins in a bush and they could have cared less about my presence. Unfortunately, they were quite deep in the bush making them hard to photograph but Iended up with a few shots that I liked. Caravan parks and campgrounds often are great places to photograph wildlife because they are acclimated to people and allow you to get closer than you might be able to otherwise.
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