Back in our Home State
14th – 17th October 2025
We crossed the border from the Territory into QLD and had to have a giggle at this sign at the crossing. In case the font is too small on your screen it reads,
“Welcome to Queensland. Adjust your watches ahead by 5 years and 30 Minutes.”
A little bit cheeky and somewhat true.
We stopped at Camooweal on the way up north and it was jam-packed, this time we were among maybe, four campers spread over the area. As you can see, it’s a beautiful area and has become a campsite of choice for us.
The birds were a little sparser as well, but I still had a few to challenge me including a pair of Nankeen-Kestrels who worked tirelessly to feed their youngsters. Young snakes seemed to be the main food, also mice, lizards and large insects. Yum!
They really are pretty birds. The females are a darker colour, a rusty red, and larger than the males. The males are much paler, with a silver/grey head. Interestingly, the male seemed to leave the feeding to the female. He hunted well, but more often than not he returned to the tree with his catch and waited for the missis to take the food off him, she would then feed the young ones.
I was thrilled that there were now three pairs of Brolgas, and a couple of Black-Necked Storks still in the area.
There were also a lot of Black Kites in the area, this one took a bit of a fancy to us, and perched regularly in a tree above our camp.
The Pied-Cormorants here are well fed indeed. On our last visit we saw them catch fish after fish, but this fellow may have bitten more off than he could chew with a huge yabby. He managed though.
We saw a family of Brown Quail, probably the same family we saw on our last visit, (we camped close to where we stayed last visit) they are very cute. They’re also very shy (and very fast) so I had to go into stealth mode to catch them.
On our last day here, the skies turned dark and threatened to turn our campground to mud. We made the most of our last day, cooling in the shallow waters and snapping a couple more shots before heading back to camp and packing up, ready to leave the next day.
See you out there somewhere
On tow and on the go!
Hi Jo. Some great photos and some lovely camping spots. No wonder you are enjoying your travels.
Great shots of the kestrel, must remember to look up in the trees instead of concentrating on the water
I love living vicariously through your travels.
Thank you for sharing your words and amazing photos xxx