Alice Springs Beanie Festival

Author Koh Lin

Wow… the Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023 has done it again… known as the Beanie Centre of the world, the iconic festival event that brings beanies from around Australia and also from overseas, has again proved that it is also a great place for a spot of bird watching.

Alice Springs is a renowned destination for bird watching… so we are happy to show you some of the great birds that were sighted at this year Alice Springs Beanie Festival with a theme for 2023… A traveler’s tale

An Emu Stole My Beanie by Meggan Jack, Northern Rivers NSW, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
An Emu Stole My Beanie by Meggan Jack, Northern Rivers NSW
"935 leagues over the Sea" by Cathryn Merry (Kate), Alice Springs NT, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
“935 leagues over the Sea” by Cathryn Merry (Kate), Alice Springs NT
Galahs sitting on fence by Nita Ferguson, Tapatjatjaka Art Centre, Titjikala NT, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Galahs sitting on fence by Nita Ferguson, Tapatjatjaka Art Centre, Titjikala NT

Bush Turkey by Pat Robshaw, Banora NSW, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Bush Turkey by Pat Robshaw, Banora NSW
Emu Tjuta by Nita Ferguson, Titjikala NT, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Emu Tjuta by Nita Ferguson, Titjikala NT
The Unwilling Traveller by maggie Pereyra, Alice Springs NT, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
The Unwilling Traveller by Maggie Pereyra, Alice Springs NT
Rainbow Travels by Allison Pearson, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Rainbow Travels by Allison Pearson
Tjupul Tjuta, by Nora Campbell, Titjikala NT, Alice Springs NT, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Tjupul Tjuta, by Nora Campbell, Titjikala NT, Alice Springs NT
Bird by Marcellino Jack, Titjikala School NT, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Bird by Marcellino Jack, Titjikala School NT
Amazing Australia by Pat Meehan, Albury NSW, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Amazing Australia by Pat Meehan, Albury NSW
Magpies by Gordan Jungala Robertson, Ali Curung NT, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Magpies by Gordan Jungala Robertson, Ali Curung NT
Galahs by Kelvin Ladd, Ampilatwatja NT, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Galahs by Kelvin Ladd, Ampilatwatja NT
Pricilla Queen of the Henhouse by Deb Taylor Thompson, Darwin NT, Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2023
Pricilla Queen of the Henhouse by Deb Taylor Thompson, Darwin NT

Of course if you want to do a bit of bird watching in Central Australia, check out the page on Bird Watching in Alice Springs and Central Australia. As well as the Alice Springs Desert Park and Olive Pink Botanic Garden, where you will often see birds… there is also our local “Poo Ponds”… (contact the Alice Springs Visitors Centre for more information).

We hope you made it this year, to the Alice Springs Beanie Festival… for those who didn’t, here are some more photos of the birds above and keep tuned as we bring more from this years event.

Checkout the Alice Springs Beanie Festival website and their Facebook page.


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