Kangaroo Island - Part 3 - Kingscote

On the Sunday we had to make our way back to the ferry and then home to Adelaide. We took a slow drive and stopped at any likely looking spots. One such spot was a flowering Pohutukawa (New Zealand Christmas Tree) near the tidal swimming pool. It was a very busy spot with many birds coming and going. New Holland Honeyeaters and Silvereyes made up the majority. As we headed round the Bay of Shoals we found a few Pelicans, a couple of Pied Oystercatchers (recently split from Eurasian Oystercatcher) and a very cheeky Superb Fairy-wren. Finally we headed to Lathami Conservation Park at Stokes Bay to look for Glossy Black Cockatoo. This highly endangered race is found only on KI, and is separated from the mainland race by almost 2000km (1250 miles). We heard a couple, and saw one briefly as it flew away from us. This photo was taken a couple of years ago and is of the mainland race. Also at Lathami were lots of Common Brown butterflies and my favourite native plant the Grass Tree