3 DAYS CAMPING | we were INVADED | MT BUFFALO

[@NannyLyn53]

Another brilliant video. Such a wonderful mix of nature photos. Gorgeous🫶🇦🇺✌️

[@naturephotographychallenge]

Thank you so much 😀

[@micheledamschke2441]

Fabulous video, thank you!

[@naturephotographychallenge]

Thanks so much for watching 😁❤️

[@chrissih4046]

That Aussie Plague Locust was bunny thumping at you!!! 🤣😂

[@naturephotographychallenge]

He was!! 😅🤣

[@susanrockliff2182]

Wow I am glad I have found your channel. A wonderful mix of photography, knowledge,and humour . I will share with the camera club I attend.

[@naturephotographychallenge]

Thank you so much! 😀 That's such a nice compliment!! Thanks again! Really appreciate it 😀 ~ Karen

[@vs123]

Very beautiful nature my friend

[@naturephotographychallenge]

Thank you so much for watching! 😀

[@duncanwallace7760]

I went for a drive up there a few years ago when I was staying in Bright, but I didnt realise until I got up the top how amazing it was. I would love to go camping there one day.

[@naturephotographychallenge]

Highly recommended to camp there! Great facilities and really nice campsites but I'd recommend weekdays if you want peace & quiet. This was the first time we'd camped there too. And first time I'd seen Mount Buffalo was the same as you (we stayed at Mount Beauty and had a short drive up to have a look). It was so pretty that I'd always wanted to go back & camp there 😀 ~ Karen

[@terryroth2855]

Your videos are always very enjoyable. Another very nice location here. Thanks for sharing. Look forward to future videos.

[@naturephotographychallenge]

Thanks so much! 😀 It really was a beautiful spot!!

[@Calonectrisful]

Love the creaking door sound of the gang-gangs.

[@naturephotographychallenge]

It's such a great sound! So much to love about these birds! 😀

[@dylannewton76]

There's nothing quite as satisfying as doing your best possible rooster call at 4.30am in a noisy camp ground. Quickly puts things in place and back in balance.

[@naturephotographychallenge]

hahaha!! 🤣We almost did that at the Brisbane Ranges campground when the people next to us stayed up talking right next to our tent late at night. Fortunately the families at Lake Catani all went to bed really early so the nights were pretty quiet. It was just all that screaming during the day that was quite overwhelming... but we know when not to go next time! 😀

[@Hummingbirder1]

Hi there! I've watched this video more than once, but on my TV... and forgot to go back on my PC and make a comment! Bad BAD Pia!! The Rail-video almost met the same destiny, but I'm gonna remedy it now (after *this* comment). This was a very popular campground, indeed. I share your dismay about getting noisy families as nature neighbours, but maybe partying peeps are even worse? Aaaaalllll night long, a s o. Anyway: getting Gang Gang Cockatoos, what a dream😍That's one of the Cockatoo species we're quite sure we'll miss, given our short time in their area. We can get lucky, ofc🤞

[@naturephotographychallenge]

oh yes! 😀 The camping neighbours could have been way worse! Just further up in the campground on the Friday night was a whole bunch of people partying with loud music. So, we definitely couldn't really complain about the families near us particularly after they all calmed down and went to bed. Hopefully you will see some Gang Gang Cockatoos on your trip. Possibly around the Dandenongs or anywhere with fruiting cypresses

[@CowboyJojosAdventures]

Love Mt Buffalo and Lake Catani, we have camped there on different occasions. Listen to that rain. Love the Gang Gang Cockatoos. You know your flora well. I love the views from the Horn. You were lucky to get such a clear day. Loved your pics of the butterflies. Great adventure 👍🏼🤠♥

[@naturephotographychallenge]

Thanks so much! I'm sure you've both walked all the way up to the top of the Horn?? We didn't quite make it to the absolute top. Great boulders though. The whole area is so amazing to visit!!

[@johnhynd8037]

Another beautiful video, myself and partner were up on Mt Buffalo just 2weeks ago such a beautiful place we also got envaded, I'm so jealous of you seeing the Ganggangs,they weren't about when we were there 😢When I vied your video on Goschen bushland reserve ,I took a trip to have a look, avery dry and dusty place, BUT l came across a flock of Yellow Vented BlueBonnet parrots amazing I've been trying to find these parrots 🦜 like forever and here they were, I got some fantastic photos 📸 of them, thanks so much.

[@naturephotographychallenge]

That's excellent!! I'm so glad that you got to see the Blue Bonnets at Goschen!! It is really dry and hot in summer!! Not the most pleasant place to be when it's like that. Not so good after lots of rain either... LOL!! Loads of mosquitoes! But if you time it right, it's quite lovely with loads of birds to see 😀 So... out of curiosity.... was your Mount Buffalo "invasion" on a Friday afternoon/night as well??? I've been finding that the most noisy of times when camping seems to be a Friday night 😀 ~ Karen

[@johnhynd8037]

2:02 G'day Karen, yes late arvo /night and Saturday morning, we r retirees and we try to avoid weekends and public holidays but it doesn't always happen that way, l see you've been to Crusoe Reservoir l live 30min from there but it's a very popular place, I saw the pink robin about 2years ago there very brief and wasn't able to get a photograph I'll have to get up really early before the joggers and bike riders arrive 😂 John

[@naturephotographychallenge]

@@johnhynd8037 Hi John! Lucky you to live close to Crusoe! It's such a fabulous place for so many birds & animals. Love it! It's the nicest early or late in the day anyway. Who needs all those joggers in lycra panting & puffing?! 😅

[@jenniferschultz3057]

Whoa gang gangs there are iconic things you must see in aus and gang gangs are one of them

[@naturephotographychallenge]

They're just stunning birds with loads of personality. Such a treat to see at any time & anywhere!! 😀

[@janeparkhill4828]

Isn't it the most wonderful place! I really feel your pain about "the invasion" though. I also had no idea about the endemic plants. Your knowledge of all things small is wonderful. We visited Mt Buffalo in December once and had to deal with snow! Love your videos!

[@naturephotographychallenge]

Wow! Snow in December!! 😳 That would have been interesting!! The invasion was so disappointing so we're going to have to do a "do over" at some stage so we can really get to enjoy the peace & quiet we would have liked. It was really beautiful though and I'm so glad we went ~ Karen

[@craig9563]

yep, love your vids - thanks. (Are you on stretchers in the tent?)

[@naturephotographychallenge]

Thanks so much! 😀 We have some nice air mattresses which have been super comfy. We take loads of bedding!! So funny... I think it takes up the most room in the car! 🤣

[@zonabrown9241]

😮campings ok outside of weekends ect i hate crowds😢

[@zonabrown9241]

😢😢dou need to camp at weekend😢😢😢

[@naturephotographychallenge]

yes I now have a rule that we never camp on a Friday night!! 😕

[@naturephotographychallenge]

@@zonabrown9241 unfortunately yes I'm retired but Nimal works full time

[@Hummingbirder1]

Also: did you see my email-adress that I wrote on my answer-comment on your comment to our vacation video? I'd prefer if we could be in email-contact before our departure to Down Under. As of now, you and Nimal are our only hope to get into WTP, if it goes awry we'll be without both keys to Paradise *and* the nice company, complete with excellent botanic knowledge😱

[@naturephotographychallenge]

Don't worry about that! We've booked ourselves to take you there (rain, hail or shine 😀). We're looking forward to it. Did I write my email address back to you??? If not, oops and I'll send you an email now so we can keep in contact behind the scenes 😀

[@Hummingbirder1]

@@naturephotographychallenge Nah... I didn't see any, been a while since I've checked the comment-to-comment section, though. But, better with Behind-The-Scenes correspondence! Also: Phew! I hereby dry my anxious sweat from my brow 😅Rain, hail or shine... Fingers crossed for maybe none of it: high overcast is best, imo.

[@naturephotographychallenge]

@@Hummingbirder1 just sent you a private email 😀