Pictures!

No theme to this post, just some pictures I've recently taken. This first picture is of this crazy bird called a masked lapwing. It and its mate had a nest in the middle of a field near our cabins when we first arrived. They would throw an absolute fit whenever anyone would get within 50 yards or so of their nest. They dive bomb us and screech at us. Recently, their eggs hatched into cute baby lapwings. I don't have any pictures of the babies because, basically, I don't want to risk my life. Did I mention that these things actually have a spike on their wing that they use to stab curious American tourists? Oh yes, its true. So much for us ever playing soccer in this field!
This next picture is of a python we found near the cabins. I named him Monty. Phil, our resident amateur naturalist, caught him for us. It was actually pretty tame for being a python. Here he is trying to cut off circulation in Phil's arm. The next picture is of another snake Phil found. It is a green tree snake, which are usually pretty friendly.

I went for a walk around Lake Ainsworth around sunset and snapped some photos of the ducks. They were obviously used to being fed cause they all swam up to me, and seemed genuinely irritated that only had a camera.




















The lake here is a dark blue tint - you can even notice it from a satellite photo. It also smells fantastic. The tea trees give the water an almost oily feel. Its an absolutely beautiful lake.