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My WeekendNotes - 118
Adelaide's Dragonflies
Over the last month (December 2022) in South Australia, I have noticed a huge upsurge in the dragonfly population. Our u... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
Adelaide City
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Greater Adelaide
Outer Harbour to Semaphore; A Coastal Drive
There is a cruise ship docked at the Outer Harbour and some fishers watching it as they cast for Salmon Trout and se... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Dog Friendly
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Outdoor
Largs Bay
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Outer Harbor
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Semaphore
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Western Suburbs
Norton Summit's Horsnell Gully CP
I have been listening to the song of a Golden Whistler for the last ten minutes and I finally locate the glorious little... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Walks
Eastern Suburbs
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Norton Summit
Monarto and Zambia's Hyenas
Although there is nothing quite like watching animals in the wild, Monarto Safari Park is the next best thing. The expan... [
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Photography
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Day Trips
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Animals and Wildlife
South Australia
A North Adelaide Street Safari
I have just eaten a wonderful breakfast at Fare and Square on Wellington Square and I'm making my way down Barnard Stree... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Architecture
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Outdoor
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Walks
Greater Adelaide
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North Adelaide
Adelaide Oval's Wildlife Trail
The Banksia bush has a varied array of flowers; some old and past their prime and others yet to open. This suits the act... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Pets
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Photography
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Walks
Adelaide City
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Greater Adelaide
Tea Tree Gully's Dry Creek Wildlife
From the path across the road bridge, I watch a squadron of ducks drifting with the current and occasionally diving ... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Playgrounds
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Walks
Northern Suburbs
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Tea Tree Gully
Henley South's Wildlife Promenade
The car is parked and a camera is slung across my shoulder. For a winter's day, the weather is fine though the sea i... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Beaches
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Walks
Henley Beach South
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Western Suburbs
Felixstow's Drage Reserve
It is a good day for ducks. In the middle of a stretch of open water a Pacific Black Duck paddles along past some Eurasi... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Parks
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Walks
Felixstow
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Near Adelaide
Tea Tree Gully's Reservoir Walks and Wildlife
In my previous review on the Hope Valley Reservoir, I looked at the three main entrances and what they offered in te... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Photography
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Walks
Northern Suburbs
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Tea Tree Gully
Hope Valley Reservoir - Part 1
From the top of the dam wall, I have a good view across the reservoir. There are numerous birds in and around the wa... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Parks
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Photography
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Walks
Northern Suburbs
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Tea Tree Gully
Grange, A Winter Walk
It is a typical Adelaide winter day: overcast then clear, raining heavily then sunny. Dry before the next set of rai... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Beaches
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Cafes
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Walks
Grange
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Western Suburbs
An Autumn Stroll Around Prospect
There is a sprightly little Hoverfly moving between the flowers of the golden daisy (Euryops species) in my back gar... [
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Outdoor
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Nature
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Animals and Wildlife
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Patisserie
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Walks
Near Adelaide
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Prospect
Hackney Bridge to Gilberton - A Wildlife Walk
It is unusual to observe two of Australia's largest birds together. However, as I peer over the embankment above a s... [
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Parks
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Outdoor
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Animals and Wildlife
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Walks
St Peters
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Greater Adelaide
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Gilberton
Victoria Falls Baboons
In these strange days of restricted travel, I thought it might be appropriate to pen an occasional piece on some interna... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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High Tea
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Travel
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Walks
Near Victoria Falls
Reynella's Wetland Wildlife
Grebes are beautiful birds that seem to glide effortlessly across the water and then dive every so often to feed on ... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Photography
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Walks
Reynella East
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Southern Suburbs
North Adelaide's Park 6 (Nantu Wama)
Walking along the shady path parallel to LeFevre Tce in North Adelaide, I can hear the unmistakable call of squabbling N... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Parks
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Walks
Near Adelaide
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North Adelaide
Wildlife at McLaren Vale's Cube
Two Little Ravens land in the long dry grass just a few metres from where I am walking. Often incorrectly referred t... [
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Art
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Wineries
McLaren Vale
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Fleurieu Peninsula
Campbelltown's Fifth Creek Trail
Rose-breasted Cockatoos or Galahs, as we commonly call them, are usually found in noisy flocks foraging on the groun... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Photography
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Walks
Campbelltown
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Eastern Suburbs
Nature of North Adelaide's Parklands
There are two Little Corellas (Short-billed Corellas) perched on a branch of a huge pine tree. It is a hot day and t... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Dog Friendly
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Outdoor
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Parks
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Walks
Greater Adelaide
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North Adelaide
Wildlife of Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens
As I walk from the car park to the picnic table by the lake, I hear the twittering sound of wrens hiding in the bush... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Picnic Spots
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Walks
Adelaide Hills
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Crafers
Adelaide University Footbridge's Wildside
A Great Cormorant shares the outstretched, dead branch of a riverside eucalypt with a preening Australian Ibis. Both... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Environment
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Outdoor
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Walks
Adelaide City
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Greater Adelaide
Marino Conservation Park
There is a rustle in the undergrowth. I freeze, slowly lift the camera and scan the rocky area strewn with leaf litter... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Parks
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Walks
Marino
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Southern Suburbs
Kangaroo Island Safari (Day 1)
It is the first day of my five-day trip to Kangaroo Island. I have driven the car onto the ferry and I'm looking around ... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Parks
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Photography
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Weekend Escapes
Kangaroo Island
Largs Bay - History, Wildlife and Culture
Largs Bay is one of Adelaide's older beachside suburbs. It lies south of the Outer Harbour between North Haven and Semap... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Walks
Largs Bay
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Western Suburbs
Garden Island
Garden Island is situated at the end of The Grand Trunkway in Port Adelaide over the Torrens Island Bridge; about a 30 m... [
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Outdoor
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Animals and Wildlife
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Photography
Western Suburbs
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Port Adelaide
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Port Adelaide
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Western Suburbs
Taperoo Dunes Walk
Nankeen Kestrels are one of the most common birds found in urban areas especially along the coastal fringe. This bird is... [
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Dog Friendly
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Walks
Taperoo
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Western Suburbs
Black Hill Conservation Park
I walk through the entrance to the conservation park after reading the information signs and start walking up a slight i... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Cake Shops
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Outdoor
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Walks
Athelstone
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Eastern Suburbs
Stirling's Autumn Wildlife
There is an Australian magpie sitting in the Oak tree just a few metres from Ruby's Organic Café where I am having lunch... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Cafes
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Outdoor
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Walks
Adelaide Hills
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Stirling
Wildlife of the Barker Inlet Wetlands
The pair of Black Swans moves gracefully along the waterway. Every so often, one dips its head and long elegant neck int... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Photography
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Walks
Birkenhead
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Near Adelaide
Gawler's Heritage River Walk
I can hear the almost metallic whistle of the Adelaide Rosellas as I walk along a path skirting the riverbank. There are... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Outdoor
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Walks
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Walks
Gawler
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Near Adelaide
Semaphore's Breakwater Wildlife
We are swimming lazily along the inside of the breakwater, when I notice a dark fin break the surface about twenty metre... [
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Photography
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Beaches
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Animals and Wildlife
Semaphore South
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Western Suburbs
Roy Amer Reserve, Oakden
I watch the Great Egret carefully as it hunts for a meal of small fish, yabbies or frogs. The graceful bird stalks along... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Parks
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Photography
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Walks
Greater Adelaide
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Oakden
Randell Park, Mitcham
The start of the walk is not particularly steep and there are several trails to choose from. I decided to walk along the... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Nature
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Outdoor
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Photography
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Walks
Eastern Suburbs
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Mitcham
Willunga's Walking Trail
There are tall eucalypts draping over the gravel path that I am walking on. All around I can hear the calls of Noisy Min... [
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Walks
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Outdoor
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Cafes
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Animals and Wildlife
Fleurieu Peninsula
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Willunga
Burnside's Mt Osmond and Cleland Trails
A large, blackbird is foraging in the undergrowth about twenty metres away. It looks like a Raven but seems to be huntin... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Walks
Adelaide Hills
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Burnside
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Stirling
Lobethal Bushland Park
The ground around us is blackened by fire and many of the trees are merely charred stumps. Others, despite the obvious b... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Parks
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Walks
Adelaide Hills
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Lobethal
Marion's Oaklands Wetland
I am walking through an avenue of massive red gums. The age of the trees is evident from their size and the multitude of... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Parks
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Walks
Oaklands Park
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Southern Suburbs
Grange's Captain Sturt Precinct
The little lake is placid and there are both waterfowl and cormorants feeding in the shallows. One of the Pied Cormorant... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Historic Houses
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Outdoor
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Walks
Grange
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Western Suburbs
St Kilda's Wild Side
There are numerous cormorants resting alongside the St Kilda channel which leads out into the ocean. Some are sitting on... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Picnic Spots
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Playgrounds
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Walks
Northern Suburbs
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St Kilda
Henley to the Torrens
There is a pair of Spotted Doves huddled together on a sandy patch where they are sheltered from the stiff sea breeze. T... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Beaches
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Outdoor
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Walks
Henley Beach
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Western Suburbs
Prospect's Parks and Wildlife
There is a Blackbird fossicking amongst the leaf litter that blankets the ground under a flowering gum. The bright yello... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Parks
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Walks
Near Adelaide
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Prospect
Northern River Nature Walk
The trees along the path vary greatly. Some have trunks with smooth bark while others are rough and pitted. Most are she... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Cycling
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Dog Friendly
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Outdoor
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Walks
Northern Suburbs
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Salisbury
Glenalta & Blackwood's Magpie Creek Trail
There are butterflies flitting between the bushes and occasionally landing on the track I am following. They are wary of... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Seniors
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Walks
Blackwood
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Eastern Suburbs
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Glenalta
Grand Junction to McIntyre Safari
I stop and take a second look and yes I am right, there, snugly wedged between the branches of a large River Gum is a ko... [
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Playgrounds
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Picnic Spots
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Cycling
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Animals and Wildlife
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Walks
Northern Suburbs
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Valley View
Old Noarlunga's Onkaparinga National Park
In a state where water is a premium commodity, it is gratifying to walk along a track skirting the banks of the Onkapari... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Parks
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Photography
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Walks
Fleurieu Peninsula
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Old Noarlunga
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Southern Suburbs
Carrick Hill's Garden Wildlife
The vibrant wings of the little butterfly are quite beautiful against the backdrop of pink, blue and yellow blossoms. It... [
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Walks
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Picnic Spots
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Outdoor
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Gardens
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Animals and Wildlife
Springfield
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Eastern Suburbs
Stirling's Woorabinda Reserve
There is a family of Pacific Black Ducks waddling along beside the boardwalk. Every so often the adult female stops and ... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Environment
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Outdoor
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Walks
Adelaide Hills
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Stirling
Adelaide's Parkland Japanese Garden
The lily pads are perfectly balanced to complement the stone sculpture in the middle of the pool. But if you look really... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Gardens
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Parks
Greater Adelaide
Poolburn Adventure Hub
I am resting the camera on the edge of the 4WD bonnet trying to steady the lens in the swirling breeze. The pair of Para... [
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Accommodation
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Adventure
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Walks
Walking to Carrick Hill
At first glance, the two birds perched high in the top branches of a huge eucalypt look similar. They are probably raven... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Gardens
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Photography
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Walks
Eastern Suburbs
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Springfield
Bali Naturally
Alongside the jetty, there are shells arranged in neat rows near a little stall selling satays and other street foods. T... [
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Outdoor
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Fun Things To Do
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Beaches
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Adventure
Near Bali
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Sanur
Point Malcolm's Wildlife Encounters
It is a lovely winter walk along the coastal track from Semaphore, past Fort Glanville then on to Point Malcolm. I am no... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Playgrounds
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Walks
Semaphore South
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Western Suburbs
Strangways Stroll
There is a small flock of White Cheeked Rosellas feeding around the tee on the 16th hole of North Adelaide's South Cours... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Walks
Near Adelaide
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North Adelaide
Adelaide Oval Wildlife Walk
The paper boat models in the middle of the Torrens Lake are a feature of our city's landscape and easily viewed from the... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Photography
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Sport
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Walks
Greater Adelaide
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North Adelaide
Wynn Vale Wildlife
The Koala is balanced precariously between two branches then reaches up to grab a handful of leaves to munch on. Handful... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Dog Friendly
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Outdoor
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Parks
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Walks
Northern Suburbs
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Wynn Vale
Barton Terrace East's Parkland Wildlife
The white cheeked rosella is methodically searching for seeds, grains and insects underneath a stand of eucalypts. The c... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Dog Friendly
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Parks
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Walks
Greater Adelaide
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North Adelaide
Glen Ewin Estate's Garden Wildlife
A diminutive Australasian Grebe is paddling near the edge of the little lake that lies alongside extensive lawns that ab... [
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Outdoor
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Food and Wine
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Animals and Wildlife
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Wineries
Houghton
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Adelaide Hills
Mt Barker's Wild Side
It is, perhaps, more polite to call these colourful little creatures push me-pull me bugs or even love bugs but in truth... [
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Animals and Wildlife
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Outdoor
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Parks
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Picnic Spots
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Walks
Adelaide Hills
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Mt Barker
Tea Tree Gully's Wildlife Park
An ibis and lapwing are feeding on the well-manicured lawns just metres from a group of children playing football. Just ... [
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Walks
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Photography
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Cafes
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Animals and Wildlife
Tea Tree Gully
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Northern Suburbs
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