Birdsville
Birdsville is a remote small town located in the Channel Country of Central West Queensland on the edge of the Simpson Desert. Population averages around 100, until the annual Birdsville Races, when it swells to around 7,000. Many visitors fly in to the small airstrip in light planes.
Deon's Lookout
Deon's Lookout is on the Diamantina Development Road between Windorah and Birdsville.
View from Deon's Lookout
View of the Diamantina Development Road to Birdsville from Deon's Lookout.
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Pelicans and Cormorants on the Diamantina River at Birdsville.
Birdsville Pub
Birdsville deserted in the wet weather.
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Renowned Birdsville Hotel a week after the Birdsville Race meeting was cancelled for the first time due to flooding since 1882. The population swells from around 100 to approximately 7000 for this annual event, which raises funds for the Royal Flying Doctor service.
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Sturt Desert Pea photographed outside the bakery in Birdsville.
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Red sand dunes glow in the early morning light near Birdsville.
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Access to the Simpson Desert via Birdsville.
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Looking across the flooded landscape towards the Simpson Desert. With Lake Eyre in flood and Birdsville being part of the Lake Eyre Drainage Basin. The water which extended into Birdsville was sufficient to cause the cancellation of the Birdsville Races, I believe for the first time in its
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Road into the Simpson Desert closed due to flooding, with Big Red (sand dune) in the distance.
Birdsville Racecourse
Birdsville Racetrack
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Edge of the Simpson Desert
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Dunes on the edge of the Simspon Desert
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Side Track to Simpson Desert. Main track flooded.
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Flora in desert after the rain.
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Location of Birdsville