Flinders Ranges

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:04 pm

Pezimms recent trip to the Finders Ranges in SA inspired me to post some of my favourite shots from there. Feel free to post yours too...

Razorback Lookout:

Ruins on the way to Wilpena Pound:

There are some amazing animals there, this is my favourite, a Barking Gecko, Underwoodisaurus milii

The money shot

A very unusual snake, I think a worm snake

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:26 pm

Cool pics Matt and love the shots of the Gecko

Sorry no shots of the Flinders to add

ozdog · Post by **ozdog** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:06 pm

wow dude I think that could be a juvi king brown! cool pics.
after investigating it probably isn't, too small. I get them in the garden up here and was told not to touch them!

hate snakes!

rubisubi · Post by **rubisubi** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:35 pm

Awesome photos dude. Do you mind telling me what type of camera you use?

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:50 pm

You get brown snakes there too, I once had a massive one "stand up" & stare at me as I walked about 30m away. His head was about 3' off the ground, just like you see cobras do on TV. very intimidating!

No king browns though, thats more central Aus.

This guy was about 1/2 the thickness of a pencil & about as long with a bright pink belly. A great find

I've seen so many amazing wildlife there:
Western red kangaroos; Eastern & Western Grey kangaroos; Euros; Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies; Redneck Wallabies (gotta watch these guys, they tend to carry guns!); other wallabies, not sure of the type; brown snakes; Blind Snakes (even saw a breeding pair entwined around each other); Worm Snake; Barking Geckos; Marbled Geckos; many other species of gecko; Blue Tongues (Common or Eastern & Western); Stumpies (also known as shingleback, pine cone or sleepy lizard); Legless Lizards; several species of scorpion (one up to 6" long!); funnel web & trapdoor spiders; huge centipedes; emus; black cockatoos; a heap of different raptors; the list goes on...amazing biodiversity for a semi arid area!

Unfortunately also a heap of goats & other ferals

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 4:13 pm

rubisubi wrote:Awesome photos dude. Do you mind telling me what type of camera you use?

That was just using a compact: Canon A590IS

Pretty basic by todays standard: 8MP & 4x zoom but at least it has IS.

I've heard of a new compact with a full frame 24MP sensor & HD video, that would be awesome!