Gibber Chat

We are in the Sturt Stony Desert and with it the Gibber Plain. Gibber is a arid habitat of remnant stones from ancient sandstone sheets that once covered the area. It is a dry plain, and exceptionally so now with the last significant rainfall coming a year ago. But animals can still make a living here, as impossible as it seems. Red Kangaroo and Euros were common at times. Emus wandered the plain. An birds... Exceptionally exciting birds are to be found including the Gibber Chat (Gibberbird in some references), Orange Chat, White-winged Fairy-wren, and Inland Dotterel. How these birds find enough to eat is amazing, but obviously they do. 

Gibber Plains

Red Kangaroos

Gibber Chat

Gibber Chat 

Inland Dotterel

Inland Dotterel

Orange Chat

White-winged Fairy-wren

We passed the "Dog Fence" a couple of times in the last two days. This is reputed to be the longest fence in the world, installed to protect grazing animals from the native Dingo. 

And we've seen some pretty cool lizards lately too, and even a few flowers!. 

Bearded Dragon

Mountain Dragon

And because no birding trip is worthy without a visit to the local sewer ponds, a beautiful Pink-eared Duck from the tiny town of Tibooburra where we are staying.