No matter how hot it was during the day a shower of rain at 6:00am every morning meant the roads stayed closed. Presumably they got rain furthur west as the road remained closed for the next days. There was water on the ground everywhere.
We spent out days lounging by the Coopers Creek, trying to entertain ourselves by swimming, throwing rocks at various targets and lying in the hammock.
There were a few critters kicking around the river.
This Brown Treecreeper was kicking around in the gum trees by the river.
I was delighted to see a brown quail that didn't disappear in a flurry of wing beats.
On the banks of the Coopers creek, Fairy Martins were gathering mud for their little upside-down igloo nests.
Although there had been alot of rain the Coopers wasn't up that much. There was enough rain for a swim with the pelicans though!
We did some night driving and frogging whilst stuck in Windorah.
Among a few critters found, the frogs were the most remarkable.
Cyclorana australis is not really recorded from this area, probably because they are only above ground for a short period of time and when rainfall events do occur, the towns in that area are often isolated.
We also found a Spinifex Pigeon roosting on the ground near a pond. He was unlucky enough to join my "caught by hand" list (then released). A really beautiful bird that is often hard to get a good look at.
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