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Queensland > Lesley Bray  > Travel > Queensland > Birdsville & Windorah
This is the closing stage of our tour. We left Birdsville on 8 September in an attempt to stay ahead of the forecasted rain, we did not want to find ourselves stranded again. It was my eldest son's 40th birthday. The road to Windorah was closed so we headed northwards towards Bedourie and turned south along the Diamantina Development Road towards Windorah. This detour was really the long way around, and we were advised to proceed with caution. That evening we camped out on the treeless gibber plains near Boundary Creek on the Diamantina Development Road, the next day we were caught in an amazingly severe storm just outside of Windorah. Relieved not to be stranded by flooding again, we made it into Quilpie. It has been a great five months and now it is over.
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Lesley Bray > Morning storm clouds looming at Birdsville, outback Queensland, Australia we decided to leave as quickly as possible as bad weather had been predicted for the following day. We did not want to be stranded by bad weather twice in one week. Thankfully these clouds dissipated quickly and we were blissfully unaware of the powerful storm that would hit us the next afternoon. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Morning storm clouds looming at Birdsville, outback Queensland, Austra ...
Lesley Bray > Birdsville Hotel, established 1884, sits on the edge of the Simpson Desert in Outback Queensland, Australia. The pub was rebuilt after being destroyed by fire in 1979. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography Contact Me if you would like a copy of the above image, it is available without the frame and watermark.
Birdsville Hotel, established 1884, sits on the edge of the Simpson De ...
Lesley Bray > Hot artesian bore at Birdsville in Outback Queensland, has a water temperature of between 97 and 99 degrees and an unrestricted flow of 40 litres per second. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography Contact Me if you would like a copy of the above image, it is available without the frame and watermark.
Hot artesian bore at Birdsville in Outback Queensland, has a water tem ...
Lesley Bray > One of Australia's rarest plants, the Waddi Trees (Acacia puece) have spiky, needle-like leaves and thick bark. The Waddi tree piqued early explorer William John Wills' interest, and some samples of the seeds found buried in his diary after his death. The extreme hardness of Waddi wood was put to a number of uses by the local Aboriginals and European settlers. Now a protected species you can find these trees on the fringe of the Simpson Desert in Queensland and the Northern Territory. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
One of Australia's rarest plants, the Waddi Trees (Acacia puece) have ...
Lesley Bray > A stand of extremely rare Waddi Trees (Acacia peuce), near Birdsville on the fringes of the Simpson Desert. There are three of these stands separated by hundreds of kilometres, they are said to be a miracle of arid zone botany. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
A stand of extremely rare Waddi Trees (Acacia peuce), near Birdsville ...
Lesley Bray > 'These boots are made for walking' instead they're hanging on a road sign for a Private Road in the middle of nowhere north of Birdsville, on the Eyre Development Road in Outback Queensland. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography Contact Me if you would like a copy of the above image, it is available without the frame and watermark.
'These boots are made for walking' instead they're hanging on a road s ...
Lesley Bray > Fellow traveller looking for water in the desert on the Eyre Development Road, between Birdsville and Bedourie, in Outback Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography Contact Me if you would like a copy of the above image, it is available without the frame and watermark.
Fellow traveller looking for water in the desert on the Eyre Developme ...
Lesley Bray > On a treeless plain, north of Birdsville in the middle of nowhere, beside the Eyre Development Road it seems a farmer has found an ideal way of ridding himself of his old furniture, or perhaps his long suffering wife has decided to force the issue in an effort to refurnish her home. Either way, it was very strange to see it sitting in the desert. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
On a treeless plain, north of Birdsville in the middle of nowhere, bes ...
Lesley Bray > Carcory Homestead was built by Hector and Norman Wilson in the 1877 from local limestone. After a long drought and the loss of around 4,000 bullocks the harsh environment forced famous cattleman, Sir Sydney Kidman, to abandon Carcory Homestead in 1906. Today it is part of Roseberth Station. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography Contact Me if you would like a copy of the above image, it is available without the frame and watermark.
Carcory Homestead was built by Hector and Norman Wilson in the 1877 fr ...
Lesley Bray > Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, feeding in the wetlands at Cuttaburra Crossing on Eyre Creek along the Eyre Developmental Road between Birdsville and Bedourie, outback Queensland, Australia. Note to Santa: I really need a longer lens for capturing birds from far distances. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus, feeding in the wetlands at Cuttabur ...
Lesley Bray > Time for a chat at Cuttaburra Crossing over the wetlands at Eyre Creek on the Eyre Development Road in outback Queensland, Australia. Cuttaburra Crossing is like an oasis in the desert. It is a permanent water hole visited by many species of birds. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Time for a chat at Cuttaburra Crossing over the wetlands at Eyre Creek ...
Lesley Bray > Old blitz abandoned beside Cuttaburra Crossing at Eyre Creek on the Eyre Development Road between Birdsville and Bedourie in Outback Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography Contact Me if you would like a copy of the above image, it is available without the frame and watermark. Note: The display image is reduced in quality to meet size restrictions of SmugMug.
Old blitz abandoned beside Cuttaburra Crossing at Eyre Creek on the Ey ...
Lesley Bray > Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) flying low up Cuttaburra Crossing, a permanent waterhole and a renowned wetland located on Eyre Creek between Lake Koolivoo and Lake Machattie. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) flying low up Cuttaburra ...
Lesley Bray > Same Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) flying low up Cuttaburra Crossing, a permanent waterhole and a renowned wetland located on Eyre Creek between Lake Koolivoo and Lake Machattie in Outback Queensland, Australia. It's a strange feeling to see these beautiful seabirds in central Australia. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
Same Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) flying low up Cutta ...
Lesley Bray > In the late afternoon we camped on this treeless gibber plain near Boundary Creek on the Diamantina Development Road between Bedourie and Windorah, in Outback Queensland, Australia. A treeless horizon for 360 degrees, only the insects and hawks for company then along came a truck to kick up the dust. Today is a special day, my eldest son turns 40 and I am sitting out here without internet or phone signal. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography
In the late afternoon we camped on this treeless gibber plain near Bou ...
Lesley Bray > Waiting to cross Cooper's Creek near Windorah in Outback Queensland, Australia. The Diamantina Council stopped all traffic while they conducted a routine check on the bridge. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography.
Waiting to cross Cooper's Creek near Windorah in Outback Queensland, A ...
Lesley Bray > Little House on the Prairie - actually a small house at Windorah, in outback Queensland, Australia. The skies are beginning to darken, less than two hours later we were swamped by a severe rain storm. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography Contact Me if you would like a copy of the above image, it is available without the frame and watermark.
Little House on the Prairie - actually a small house at Windorah, in o ...
Lesley Bray > There is definitely a huge storm on its way, the black clouds are rolling in and the air has an eerie feel to it. Windorah, Outback Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography.
There is definitely a huge storm on its way, the black clouds are roll ...
Lesley Bray > Remarkably this photo was taken only minutes after the last one. The light is changing very quickly. Storm brewing up at Windorah, Outback Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography.
Remarkably this photo was taken only minutes after the last one. The ...
Lesley Bray > The wind is now blowing a gale and the severe storm is ready to hit down on us. The amount of rain that fell in the next two hours was amazing. Windorah in outback Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography.
The wind is now blowing a gale and the severe storm is ready to hit do ...
Lesley Bray > After two hours of torrential rain storm, this photo was taken on the road between Windorah and Quilpie in Outback Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography.
After two hours of torrential rain storm, this photo was taken on the ...
Lesley Bray > We camped for the night at Quilpie at the rear of the Quilpie Bowls Club in outback Queensland, Australia. This photo was taken the morning after. It was so good to have a hot bore water shower in the free facilities provided by the Quilpie Shire. Thank you Quilpie ! Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography.
We camped for the night at Quilpie at the rear of the Quilpie Bowls Cl ...
Lesley Bray > Lots of trees were showing off their spring flowers along the Warrego Highway near Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography.
Lots of trees were showing off their spring flowers along the Warrego ...
Lesley Bray > There isn't much at Muckadilla but there is a pub obsured by bottle trees. Outside are two bench seats aptly named the Seat of Knowledge and Bench of Bullshit. Muckadilla is on the Warrego Highway, south western Queensland, Australia. Photographed September 2010 - © Lesley Bray Photography.
There isn't much at Muckadilla but there is a pub obsured by bottle tr ...
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