Rufous-crowned emu-wren (Stipiturus ruficeps) darting across spinifex @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Rufous-crowned emu-wren (Stipiturus ruficeps) singing among spinifex in a windy morning @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) @ QLD, Winton
Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis) strutting across the black soil plain @ QLD, Winton, Bladensburg NP
Cinnamon quail-thrushes (Cinclosoma cinnamomeum), well-camouflaged among grasses @ QLD, Bedourie, Lake Machattie
Gibberbird (Ashbyia lovensis) on the gibber plain @ QLD, Birdsville
Orange chat (Epthianura aurifrons), the firebirds by the roadside @ QLD, Birdsville
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax) staking out under the baking sun @ QLD, Min Min
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) @ QLD, between Bedourie and Birdsville
Crested bellbird (Oreoica gutturalis) whistling in the early morning @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Hall's babbler (Pomatostomus halli) collecting nesting material @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Spinifexbird (Megalurus carteri) peeking at intruders @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Grey-headed honeyeater (Lichenostomus keartlandi) resting at sunset @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Spiny-cheeked honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis) feeding on a flowering Eucalypt @ QLD, Winton, Bladensburg
Australian pratincole (Stiltia isabella) @ QLD, between Birdsville and Windorah
Brolga (Grus rubicunda), visitors to the Winton outback motel @ QLD, Winton
Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) family on the roll @ between Birdsville and Windorah
Budgies (Melopsittacus undulatus) heading into sunset @ QLD, Lake Machattie
Zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis) @ QLD, Birdsville
Black-tailed nativehen (Tribonyx ventralis) the marching gangsters @ QLD, Lake Machattie
Inland dotterel (Charadrius australis) the night fairies by the road @ QLD, Lake Machattie
Inland dotterel (Charadrius australis) the night fairies by the road @ QLD, Lake Machattie
Spotted nightjar (Eurostopodus argus) @ QLD, Winton, Bladensburg
Fawn hopping mouse (Pseudomys cervinus) @ QLD, between Birdsville and Lake Machattie
Fawn hopping mouse (Pseudomys cervinus) @ QLD, between Birdsville and Lake Machattie
Fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) @ QLD, Birdsville, Big Red
Rufous bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens) @ QLD, Hughenden, Porcupine Gorge
Rufous bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens) @ QLD, Hughenden, Porcupine Gorge
Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) @ QLD, Winton, Bladensburg
Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) @ QLD, Winton, Bladensburg
Interior blind snake (Anilio endoterus) @ QLD, Birdsville, Big Red
Prickly knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus asper) QLD, Lark Quarry
Prickly knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus asper) QLD, Lark Quarry
Smooth knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus levis) @ QLD, Windorah
@ QLD, Lark Quarry
@ QLD, Bladensburg
@ QLD, Lark Quarry
Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis), spinifex morph @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Eastern hooded scaly-foot (Pygopus schraderi) @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Robust dtella (Gehyra robusta) @ QLD, Winton, Bladensburg
Robust dtella (Gehyra robusta) @ QLD, Winton, Bladensburg
Goanna @ QLD, between Birdsville and Windorah
Dragon took shades, too hot! @ QLD, Bladensburg
Dragon took shades, too hot! @ QLD, Bladensburg
Tenebrionidae (Helea sp.) foraging on sand dunes @ QLD, Birdsville
Tenebrionidae (Helea sp.), foraging on spinifex dominant sand dunes @ QLD, Lake Machattie
Tenebrionidae (Brises blairi), foraging on sand dunes @ QLD, Birdsville
Tenebrionidae (Brises trachynotoides), foraging around rodent burrows or under tins @ QLD, Windorah
Tenebrionidae (Helea waitei), foraging around sandhill crests in hundreds @ QLD, Windorah
Tenebrionidae (Nyctozoilus sp.), foraging on sandy plain among spinifex in hundreds @ QLD, Windorah
Tenebrionidae (Caedius sp.), sitting on sand dune at night @ QLD, Windorah
Tenebrionidae (Boreosaragus sp.) foraging near spinifex on solid clay soil @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Elateridae @ QLD, Windorah
Carabidae (Euryscaphus sp., ID by Mark Hura) @ QLD, Windorah
Carabidae (Carenum rectangulare, ID by Mark Hura) @ QLD, Windorah
Carabidae (Broscini) hunting termite soldiers @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Microtragus sp. honeymoon @ QLD, Windorah
Cerambycidae (Microtragus sp.), foraging on sandy plain among spinifex in hundreds @ QLD, Windorah
Trogidae (Omorgus sp.) @ QLD, Windorah
Spinifex wingless cricket @ QLD, Windorah
Moon rise over Bladensburg @ QLD, Winton
Moon rise over Bladensburg @ QLD, Winton
Cuttaburra crossing with the lignen grasses, habitats of Grey grasswren @ QLD, Bedourie
Birdsville hotel @ QLD, Birdsville
Birdsville hotel @ QLD, Birdsville
Birdsville hotel @ QLD, Birdsville
Big Red, the highest longitudinal sand dune E of the Simpson desert @ QLD, Birdsville
Big Red @ QLD, Birdsville
Big Red @ QLD, Birdsville
Wind-blown sand on the Big Red @ QLD, Birdsville
Big Red @ QLD, Birdsville
Big Red in the early morning @ QLD, Birdsville
Blind snake trails on the dunes @ QLD, Birdsville
Big Red east side @ QLD, Birdsville
View from the big Red, with tracks from Birdsville bash @ QLD, Birdsville
Gibber plain @ QLD, Birdsville
Sunset at Lake Machattie @ QLD, Lake Machattie
Where the dunes meet the lake @ QLD, Lake Machattie
Sunset at sand dunes @ QLD, Lake Machattie
Sunset at sand dunes @ QLD, Lake Machattie
Gibber plain and Waddi trees (Acacia peuce) @ QLD, Birdsville
Deon Brook lookout, tree-lined dry creeks resembling necklaces threading across the Channel country @ QLD, between Birdsville and Windorah
@ QLD, Windorah
Before the storm @ QLD, Windorah
Sunset before the storm @ QLD, Windorah
Gathering storm @ QLD, Windorah
@ QLD, Longreach, Qantas founder museum
@ QLD, Longreach, Qantas founder museum
Luxury lounge @ QLD, Longreach, Qantas founder museum
The Apollo @ QLD, Longreach, Qantas founder museum
Black soil plain @ QLD, Julia creek
Sunset @ QLD, Julia creek
Mitchell grass (Astrebla spp.) plain @ QLD, Julia creek
Sunset at black soil plain @ QLD, Longreach
Black soil plain after downpours @ QLD, Longreach
The 'grey falcon' telecomm tower @ QLD, Lark Quarry
@ QLD, Winton to Lark Quarry
Windbreak at the airport, a landmark for wildlife @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Dinosaur trackway museum @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Dinosaur trackway museum @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Pristine serenity @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Pristine serenity @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Pristine serenity, spinifex and mulga @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Pristine serenity @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Mature spinifex @ QLD, Lark Quarry
Mature spinifex @ QLD, Lark Quarry