Easter weekend and I had whole four days off. (Been a few years since that happened). So took the opportunity to explore a little further afield. Headed to Cloncurry on Friday afternoon after a morning at East Leichhardt chasing birds and scoping out the Dam ready for Mondays adventures.
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| Australian Hobby |
The plan was to travel to the Fullerton River Garnet fields early on Saturday for a fossick. The Garnets
are found on Maronan Station after following 19km along a track until
you see a bush camp ground. We headed off early in two cars and the
morning light was spectacular. Combined with some interesting cloud
cover it gave me the opportunity to grab a couple of nice landscape
shots that showed the beauty of the land following the rains. This means
that there is feed on the ground finally and the stock are showing
signs of improving.
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| Pheasant Coucal |
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| Road to Fullerton garnets |
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| Maronan Station |
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| Garnets are found amongst the schist |
It was a hot day and the lushness of all the growth made finding the garnets a challenge. Although I came away with plenty of small pieces of colour after getting on to a deposit in a washout. Digging amongst the long grass and schist was more taxing than I anticipated. Would love to go back in the cooler months when there is less growth and snakes to be concerned about.
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