Alice Springs ancient Australia brown bush central Australia desert-country desert-region dry height high hill hills historic hot inland mountainous mountains outback ridge rocks rocky rough rugged scrub shrubbery sunlight sunshine terrain textures trees foliage gully native native-palm palm palm-tree shrubs vegetation central-Australia light rustic sky stepping-stones steps aquatic bird Australian bird coastal common cormorant dive divers diving fish-eaters freshwater bird lakeside lakeside rock little pied cormorant phalacrocorax melanoleucos rock saltwater bird seabirds shag small small cormorant web-footed webbed feet widespread blue clear-sky