A Day at Gluepot (Part 2)

In addition to the honeyeaters shown in the previous post, we also found several other species...

White-winged Chough, Gluepot Reserve

Australian Ringneck (Mallee race), Gluepot Reserve

Common Bronzewing, Gluepot Reserve

and several species seen easily from roads while driving, including Rainbow Bee-eaters, a highlight wherever you manage to see them...

Rainbow Bee-eater, Gluepot Reserve

and the non-avian highlight of the day was an active Shingle-Back (we were to see about a hundred more of these over the next week but the first reptile of a trip is always fun)

Shingle-Back, Gluepot Reserve

A Day at Gluepot (Part 1)

Heading for the Flinders Ranges for a 4WD trip, my wife and I decided to take the opportunity to spend two nights camping at Gluepot Reserve. While this gave us only one full day exploring the reserve, we made the most of it by driving the loop track visiting each bird hide.

The hides are set up to view elevated watering stations and, while photography is challenging with combinations of low light, backlighting and fixed shooting positions, the bird life was extremely abundant with large numbers of honeyeaters...

Brown-headed Honeyeater, Gluepot Reserve

Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, Gluepot Reserve

Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, Gluepot Reserve

Black-eared Miner, Gluepot Reserve

Striped Honeyeater, Gluepot Reserve

White-fronted Honeyeater, Gluepot Reserve

as well as a few other species