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Budgerigars, Santa Teresa Road, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer

Friendship and the love of birds…

Author Dorothy L.

Friendship can occur from mutual interests… One of those interests is the love of birds and maybe one in particular…

On meeting Noriko in Alice Springs, she wanted to know where the best place was to see budgerigars… it must have been destined, as I was able to not only show her budgerigars, but also other birds in Central Australia.

So following are some of my bird photos I have captured over the years, not only from Alice Springs, but also from other locations around Australia… hope you enjoy Noriko…


Spotted Harrier, Kunoth NT © Dorothy Latimer
Spotted Harrier, Kunoth NT © Dorothy Latimer
Spotted Harrier, Kunoth NT © Dorothy Latimer
Spotted Harrier, Kunoth NT © Dorothy Latimer
Sacred Kingfisher, Alice Springs NT © Dorothy Latimer
Sacred Kingfisher, Alice Springs NT © Dorothy Latimer
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (mating pair), Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (mating pair), Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Whiskered Tern feeding, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer
Whiskered Tern feeding, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds NT © Dorothy Latimer

The biggest bird found in Central Australia is our iconic Emu…

Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Emu, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer

The Striated Heron was on the east coast of Australia, in the Gold Coast, Queensland…

Striated Heron, Goldcoast QLD © Dorothy Latimer
Striated Heron, Goldcoast QLD © Dorothy Latimer

Following birds are from the state of Victoria in Australia…

Satin Bowerbird (female), VIC © Dorothy Latimer
Satin Bowerbird (female), VIC © Dorothy Latimer
Satin Bowerbird (male), VIC © Dorothy Latimer
Satin Bowerbird (male), VIC © Dorothy Latimer

And we must not forget our budgerigars…

Budgerigars, Santa Teresa Road, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Santa Teresa Road, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Santa Teresa Road, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Santa Teresa Road, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Santa Teresa Road, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer
Budgerigars, Santa Teresa Road, Central Australia © Dorothy Latimer