Lyarra-lyarra (wren)
Lyarra-lyarra lyauwulhama, kanha nurna etnanha wuma. Wrens hide themselves, but we hear them chatter.
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Tjonpa (Perentie)
Tjonpa blends in with the country.
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Ilpatjina (Donkey)
We call ilpatjina ‘long ears.’ The word for ‘ear’ is ‘ilpa’ and donkeys are referred to as ‘long ears’ or ilpatjina. They came here with white people. There are lots over Areyonga way.
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Titjarritjarra (willie wagtail)
Katjila titjarritjarra waamanga kwatja kngarrala nhama. If children throw something at a willie wagtail, it will rain.
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Splendid Fairy-wren (Blue Wren)
While Splendid Fairy-wrens stand out brilliantly from the regular browns and blacks of many backyard birds, they’re quite shy and tricky to spot. As they venture out of their homes for food, they move very quickly.
You can spot them zipping out of the canopy like little rockets. When foraging on the ground, they quickly hop in large bounds.
You can often spot members of these flocks roosting on a tree branch and nestled up together. They also preen each other.
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Lyerrtjina (budgerigar)
Lyerrtjina urlpara kwaarnala nama. Budgerigars nest in hollow trees.
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Elintja (galah)
Elintja wurlerrama, tningka etna untharlaapuma. Galahs go around in big flocks.
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Swimming, Camping Story
This is Running Waters, when we used to go fishing there with all the families, through Palm Valley way as well. Just mainly fishing, cooking, sitting at the fire site at night, listening to the owls. The owls used to make us scared so we’d go to bed early. Mostly we enjoyed making fire as kids, but we was very careful and our elders would tell us not to play with the fire.
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Arra (Red Kangaroo)
Ntatha kngarranga, arra ntira kngarra nama. In springs, the red kangaroos are fat.
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Lyerrtjina (budgerigar)
Lyerrtjina urlpara kwaarnala nama. Budgerigars nest in hollow trees.