Wildlife at Uluru/Kata Tjuta National Park

Many of the large animals in the area surrounding Uluru have been scared away by tourists, and most of the smaller animals come out at night when it's cooler, so we didn't see many things bigger than a breadbox. Except for the feral camels. We only got a glimpse of them in the distance, but seeing wild camels cross the desert was definitely a highlight. A few weeks ago Andy and I had seen Tracks, a movie about Robyn Davidson's nine-month trek across the desert of Western Australia, and this gave us just a teaser about the landscapes and the stories of feral camels.

I did capture pictures of two interesting birds. One was a crested pigeon and the other was a species of magpie, smaller than the ones we have in southern Victoria.

Such a cool shot with Uluru in the distance

But the insects were most spectacular:

Grasshopper on jackets in the market

Caterpillars were widely varied and interesting

A huge walking stick-like bug out at night

We saw many moths but only this one colorful butterfly

Lots of beetles - we saw one that was sparkly like a brooch

Camouflage at work

Not camouflaged

And then there are the flies, and that's nothing.

As we waited for our bus to the airport, I caught a shot of this Huntsman spider in the hotel lobby.