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A fiery dawn across the gulf countryGrey-crowned Babblers are a social species with wild, yahooing callsAnother very social species, apostlebirds, engaging in a group preen-a-thonProminently heard in this recording, the little friarbirdWildflowers bloom on White Mountains, an upland area<br>on the eastern edge of the gulf country near our recording locationThe signature species of the savannah, the Australian bustardMosaic habitat of grasslands and woodlandThe sulphur-crested cockatoo, a wide-ranging and adaptable speciesThe pied butcherbird, admired for its melodic song duetsA male magpie lark, or peewee. <br>Related to the apostlebird, it also builds its nest of mud and grassesAnother prominent and beautiful songster, the rufous whistlerBanksia blossum in flowerNoisy friarbird, another large honeyeater in this family, with a characterful, cackling callThe soft calls of double-barred finches can be heard on this recording<br> as they feed in grasses nearbyThe olive-backed oriole, one of two native speciesMorning light falls on the open savannah country<br>This habitat is representative of the recording locationBlack-faced cuckoo-shrike, a nomadic species with a curious and sonically complex callRainbow bee-eater, sunning itself on a fence post...and rainbow lorikeets, head down into some sweet tucker <br>This is the red-collared race found across northern AustraliaApostlebirds are named for frequently being encountered<br>in family groups of a dozen or so birds The brown honeyeater, a common and vocal species across the Australian north and inlandConglomerate outcrops and flowering shrubs in White Mountains National ParkThe weebill, a widely distributed leaf gleaner of the woodland canopyThe beautiful and rare painted honeyeater, <br>heard on this recording giving its sweet sue-see song
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Image gallery to accompany the album: 'The Gulf Country - Northern Australia'

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