Field Notes: January 11 Location: Simpson Desert, Northern Territory, Australia ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Encounter Summary: My guide, Jacko, whispered that we were too close, but in the vast emptiness of the Outback, distance is a relative concept. We had positioned ourselves in the tall, dry grass to observe the migration, but the wind shifted, carrying our scent directly to the herd. That’s when the lead specimen of Ambuliflora rubra, known locally as the "Crimson Wanderer" or "Walking Waratah," broke fo