It was cool overnight. We needed heat to warm up the room. Then we headed out to the Desert Park. This was quite an amazing park; we got there in time for the bird show, which was mostly raptures, and very interesting. Then we visited the nocturnal house and saw some snakes, lizards, small mammals, and then we walked around the various habitats, enjoying the aviaries that were interspersed on the walk. Each aviary had a collection of local birds, which made it easy to identify them.
The birds are so colorful here; parrots and parakeets, all kinds of color combinations. You wouldn't think the desert full of so many colorful birds. But this desert is green this year, because of the rainfall. This is supposed to be the big red center, but much of the red is very green.
We did see kangaroos in the park. I felt sad that they were fenced, but not many red kangaroos exist in the wild in this state (Northern Territory). The eastern states have a fence that has been erected to keep out the dingos, a predator, hence many more kangaroos.
After lunch we drove to the East MacDonnell range to see the Emily and Jesse Gaps. The contain aboriginal paintings and are important spiritual centers. The color of the sky and the red of the rocks made a beautiful setting for both gaps. Then we headed to the West Macdonnell range to see the Simpson Gap. This was a spot where late in the day you could see wallabys climbing the rocks. When we got there people were climbing the rocks, so no wallabys.
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