Oodnadatta this week. Officially “Bloody hot.” For US readers worried about snow, that’s Celsius (116degrees F)
January 21, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Oodnadatta this week. Officially “Bloody hot.” For US readers worried about snow, that’s Celsius (116degrees F)
A zebra finch along the Oodnadatta Track.
July 22, 2024 at 11:06 PM
A zebra finch along the Oodnadatta Track.
Parched naturestrips (as they're called in Australia) in ... Oodnadatta? Mount Isa? Paramatta? Nope.
ENGLAND.
ENGLAND.
A tip for people showering with a bucket in the bath and using the grey water for their plants -- over the next day or two, water the grass verges, etc.
The soil is so baked dry that damping the soil with grey water now helps it absorb rain when it arrives.
The soil is so baked dry that damping the soil with grey water now helps it absorb rain when it arrives.
August 18, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Parched naturestrips (as they're called in Australia) in ... Oodnadatta? Mount Isa? Paramatta? Nope.
ENGLAND.
ENGLAND.
South Australia has recorded its hottest February temperature on record today.
48.7°C was record in Oodnadatta 🥵
48.7°C was record in Oodnadatta 🥵
February 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
South Australia has recorded its hottest February temperature on record today.
48.7°C was record in Oodnadatta 🥵
48.7°C was record in Oodnadatta 🥵
Worked stone out Oodnadatta way. Very special and carefully returned to its original resting place. Always was, Always will be.
December 4, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Worked stone out Oodnadatta way. Very special and carefully returned to its original resting place. Always was, Always will be.
This is the sign going out from William Creek on the Oodnadatta Track. They are not joking.
March 16, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This is the sign going out from William Creek on the Oodnadatta Track. They are not joking.
Oodnadatta is now 48.7C (119.7F) 😬
February 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Oodnadatta is now 48.7C (119.7F) 😬
Here's one from 2021.
I was excited to find three brolgas at Coward Springs along the Oodnadatta Track.
Pretty hard to get photos as they were waaaaay out in the wetlands and I risked sinking into the mud with each step closer.
#birds
I was excited to find three brolgas at Coward Springs along the Oodnadatta Track.
Pretty hard to get photos as they were waaaaay out in the wetlands and I risked sinking into the mud with each step closer.
#birds
January 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Here's one from 2021.
I was excited to find three brolgas at Coward Springs along the Oodnadatta Track.
Pretty hard to get photos as they were waaaaay out in the wetlands and I risked sinking into the mud with each step closer.
#birds
I was excited to find three brolgas at Coward Springs along the Oodnadatta Track.
Pretty hard to get photos as they were waaaaay out in the wetlands and I risked sinking into the mud with each step closer.
#birds
Wangianna, along the Oodnadatta Track.
August 9, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Wangianna, along the Oodnadatta Track.
Anyone considering doing the Oodnadatta Track might like to download this excellent little 'String of Springs' booklet for some great info:
cdn.environment.sa.gov.au
March 23, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Anyone considering doing the Oodnadatta Track might like to download this excellent little 'String of Springs' booklet for some great info:
Look where I went today!
The sculpture park along the Oodnadatta Track.
The sculpture park along the Oodnadatta Track.
July 17, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Look where I went today!
The sculpture park along the Oodnadatta Track.
The sculpture park along the Oodnadatta Track.
The Engine driver's cabin at Coward Springs on the Oodnadatta Track. This is an oasis in the middle of nowhere. A historic railway station on the Central Australia Railway with a cheap camping ground. You can even take a dip in the natural spa. Also, this is where I saw brolgas for the first time.
December 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Engine driver's cabin at Coward Springs on the Oodnadatta Track. This is an oasis in the middle of nowhere. A historic railway station on the Central Australia Railway with a cheap camping ground. You can even take a dip in the natural spa. Also, this is where I saw brolgas for the first time.
Room with a view.
A zebra finch looks out from an old Beechcraft aircraft that forms the 'Planehenge' sculpture along the Oodnadatta Track.
#birds
A zebra finch looks out from an old Beechcraft aircraft that forms the 'Planehenge' sculpture along the Oodnadatta Track.
#birds
July 24, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Room with a view.
A zebra finch looks out from an old Beechcraft aircraft that forms the 'Planehenge' sculpture along the Oodnadatta Track.
#birds
A zebra finch looks out from an old Beechcraft aircraft that forms the 'Planehenge' sculpture along the Oodnadatta Track.
#birds
Best of 2024.
Love nest.
Out along the remote Oodnadatta Track is a sculpture park. One of the artworks 'Planehenge' (Robin 'Mutoid' Cooke) consists of two Beechcraft aircraft standing upright with their tails buried in the ground.
This Zebra finch pair was making good use of it 😊
🪶 #birds
Love nest.
Out along the remote Oodnadatta Track is a sculpture park. One of the artworks 'Planehenge' (Robin 'Mutoid' Cooke) consists of two Beechcraft aircraft standing upright with their tails buried in the ground.
This Zebra finch pair was making good use of it 😊
🪶 #birds
January 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Best of 2024.
Love nest.
Out along the remote Oodnadatta Track is a sculpture park. One of the artworks 'Planehenge' (Robin 'Mutoid' Cooke) consists of two Beechcraft aircraft standing upright with their tails buried in the ground.
This Zebra finch pair was making good use of it 😊
🪶 #birds
Love nest.
Out along the remote Oodnadatta Track is a sculpture park. One of the artworks 'Planehenge' (Robin 'Mutoid' Cooke) consists of two Beechcraft aircraft standing upright with their tails buried in the ground.
This Zebra finch pair was making good use of it 😊
🪶 #birds
Former Prime Minister John Howard has died - Oodnadatta, AAP
Former Prime Minister John Howard has died in a 2-star Oodnadatta motel after what authorities describe as "a stranglewank gone wrong".
Former Prime Minister John Howard has died in a 2-star Oodnadatta motel after what authorities describe as "a stranglewank gone wrong".
February 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Former Prime Minister John Howard has died - Oodnadatta, AAP
Former Prime Minister John Howard has died in a 2-star Oodnadatta motel after what authorities describe as "a stranglewank gone wrong".
Former Prime Minister John Howard has died in a 2-star Oodnadatta motel after what authorities describe as "a stranglewank gone wrong".
Best of 2024:
A wedge-tailed eagle near Marree in the north of South Australia.
Marree is at the start of the Oodnadatta Track and the Birdsville Track. They had flooding rain just before I got there, so I had to be careful, but I explored a little way up both tracks.
A wedge-tailed eagle near Marree in the north of South Australia.
Marree is at the start of the Oodnadatta Track and the Birdsville Track. They had flooding rain just before I got there, so I had to be careful, but I explored a little way up both tracks.
January 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Best of 2024:
A wedge-tailed eagle near Marree in the north of South Australia.
Marree is at the start of the Oodnadatta Track and the Birdsville Track. They had flooding rain just before I got there, so I had to be careful, but I explored a little way up both tracks.
A wedge-tailed eagle near Marree in the north of South Australia.
Marree is at the start of the Oodnadatta Track and the Birdsville Track. They had flooding rain just before I got there, so I had to be careful, but I explored a little way up both tracks.
The Oodnadatta Track.
An iconic unsealed outback highway that is notoriously rough and closes after heavy rain - such as like right now.
This bit is a good bit. Much of it is corrugated and rough.
Would love to get up there again. I hear it's really green after the rain.
An iconic unsealed outback highway that is notoriously rough and closes after heavy rain - such as like right now.
This bit is a good bit. Much of it is corrugated and rough.
Would love to get up there again. I hear it's really green after the rain.
March 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
The Oodnadatta Track.
An iconic unsealed outback highway that is notoriously rough and closes after heavy rain - such as like right now.
This bit is a good bit. Much of it is corrugated and rough.
Would love to get up there again. I hear it's really green after the rain.
An iconic unsealed outback highway that is notoriously rough and closes after heavy rain - such as like right now.
This bit is a good bit. Much of it is corrugated and rough.
Would love to get up there again. I hear it's really green after the rain.
Zebra finches are making good use of all the nooks and crannies in the Beechcraft Barons that make up the 'Planehenge' sculpture along the Oodnadatta track.
🪶 #birds
🪶 #birds
July 21, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Zebra finches are making good use of all the nooks and crannies in the Beechcraft Barons that make up the 'Planehenge' sculpture along the Oodnadatta track.
🪶 #birds
🪶 #birds
Two galahs getting all lovey-dovey in the old Beechcraft that forms the Planehenge sculpture at Mutonia Sculpture Park on the Oodnadatta Track.
🪶 #birds
🪶 #birds
July 27, 2024 at 6:52 AM
Two galahs getting all lovey-dovey in the old Beechcraft that forms the Planehenge sculpture at Mutonia Sculpture Park on the Oodnadatta Track.
🪶 #birds
🪶 #birds
When I was passing through Walpeup, I noticed a group of Citroëns so I stopped to take photos and talk to the owners. They were on their way to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre - up the Oodnadatta Track! What an adventure! Anyway, we had a lot to chat about since my dad owned a Citroën too.
October 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
When I was passing through Walpeup, I noticed a group of Citroëns so I stopped to take photos and talk to the owners. They were on their way to Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre - up the Oodnadatta Track! What an adventure! Anyway, we had a lot to chat about since my dad owned a Citroën too.
More framed views.
The ruins at Wangianna, along the Oodnadatta Track near Marree, was accommodation for fettlers who worked on the old Ghan railway line.
The ruins at Wangianna, along the Oodnadatta Track near Marree, was accommodation for fettlers who worked on the old Ghan railway line.
July 30, 2024 at 5:18 AM
More framed views.
The ruins at Wangianna, along the Oodnadatta Track near Marree, was accommodation for fettlers who worked on the old Ghan railway line.
The ruins at Wangianna, along the Oodnadatta Track near Marree, was accommodation for fettlers who worked on the old Ghan railway line.
The one and only time that I've seen brolgas - at Coward Springs along the Oodnadatta Track back in 2021.
I walked way out into the wetlands as the dry mud cracked under my feet. I picked my way through carefully. I could have sunk into the mud at any moment. I backed up a few times 😄
I walked way out into the wetlands as the dry mud cracked under my feet. I picked my way through carefully. I could have sunk into the mud at any moment. I backed up a few times 😄
March 17, 2026 at 9:33 AM
The one and only time that I've seen brolgas - at Coward Springs along the Oodnadatta Track back in 2021.
I walked way out into the wetlands as the dry mud cracked under my feet. I picked my way through carefully. I could have sunk into the mud at any moment. I backed up a few times 😄
I walked way out into the wetlands as the dry mud cracked under my feet. I picked my way through carefully. I could have sunk into the mud at any moment. I backed up a few times 😄
Oodnadatta ... and why not?
January 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Oodnadatta ... and why not?
Yet another historic day of heat across central Australia today with many March/Autumn records falling🔥⬇️
Yulara 45.3c! HOTTEST AUTUMN DAY ON RECORD IN NORTHERN TERRITORY! 0.3c above 1886 & 2019 record
Oodnadatta 46.1c! 2ND HOTTEST AUTUMN DAY ON RECORD IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA (tie)
Yulara 45.3c! HOTTEST AUTUMN DAY ON RECORD IN NORTHERN TERRITORY! 0.3c above 1886 & 2019 record
Oodnadatta 46.1c! 2ND HOTTEST AUTUMN DAY ON RECORD IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA (tie)
March 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Yet another historic day of heat across central Australia today with many March/Autumn records falling🔥⬇️
Yulara 45.3c! HOTTEST AUTUMN DAY ON RECORD IN NORTHERN TERRITORY! 0.3c above 1886 & 2019 record
Oodnadatta 46.1c! 2ND HOTTEST AUTUMN DAY ON RECORD IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA (tie)
Yulara 45.3c! HOTTEST AUTUMN DAY ON RECORD IN NORTHERN TERRITORY! 0.3c above 1886 & 2019 record
Oodnadatta 46.1c! 2ND HOTTEST AUTUMN DAY ON RECORD IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA (tie)
Day 024 365 Project.
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#365project #photography #marree #photographersofbluesky #Oodnadatta #Oodnadattatrack #car #oldcar #rustycar
August 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Day 024 365 Project.
#365project #photography #marree #photographersofbluesky #Oodnadatta #Oodnadattatrack #car #oldcar #rustycar
#365project #photography #marree #photographersofbluesky #Oodnadatta #Oodnadattatrack #car #oldcar #rustycar