Monday, December 14, 2009

Kangaroo Island - Part 2 - Seal Bay

From Flinders Chase we headed back along the south coast road towards Seal Bay. As we were leaving Flinders Chase, we saw this Purple-gaped Honeyeater drinking from a dripping rainwater tank. The only view was through a fence so unfortunately you can't see all of this gorgeous honeyeater. Further along the road we stopped to allow this Echidna (Spiny Anteater) to cross the road. After ushering it off the road, I grabbed my camera and accidentally switched it to manual. I only noticed later so the photos are not great. This is the best of a bad lot. Seal Bay Conservation Park is home to a colony of Australian Sealions. We took a guided tour down on to the beach and were able to get really close views of the sealions. This young seal had been rolling in the sand before taking a stroll down the beach and washing itself off.

8 comments:

  1. I'm hopefully going to visit S.A. at Easter next year. If it's too hot to go inland, I may just go to see your wonderful Kangaroo Island.

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  2. You can just about see a purple gape I think Tony! (-: Love those Echidnas!!! and the young sea lion is very sweet. How far is KI from you and how do you get there? Boat or plane?

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  3. Hi Tony,greetings from Cornwall.
    It's raining here,no change on the weather front.
    So it was great to see your pics,i love your Purple-gaped Honeyeater fantastic shot well captured.
    John.

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  4. Hi Richard, Easter should be OK for either.....or both!! Let me know when you are coming, I'd be happy to show you around if I am available
    Hi Jen, you can come by either. We went by ferry, about 40mins each way. the ferry is about 1.5 hrs south of Adelaide.
    Hi John, great to hear from you again, yes it's one of our prettier honeyeaters.

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  5. It is nice to see your lovely warm weather photos, especially now that all of our water is frozen. It helps one cope to know that it is not winter everywhere!

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  6. Hi again Wilma. Glad to be able to give you that warm feeling - but I do miss not having a proper winter!!

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  7. these pictures are just great, thanks for posting them. the spiny anteater i love! i would love to visit this place!

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  8. Hey Johnny, Welcome to my blog. I'm sure you would love it - one of this worlds very special places.

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