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Ballambar. Early summer

November-January

Butterfly season

Dragonflies mark the end of the Yawuru season, Mankala (the wet), and the beginning of the short season of Marul. This was the time when Aboriginal people move back to the coast. Last year, this change of season occurred in Broome on March 24th with the first easterly wind change and the immediate appearance of swarms of dragonflies, especially around the Post Office area in Chinatown.


Dragonflies mark the end of the Yawuru season, Mankala (the wet), and the beginning of the short season of Marul. This was the time when Aboriginal people move back to the coast. Last year, this change of season occurred in Broome on March 24th with the first easterly wind change and the immediate appearance of swarms of dragonflies, especially around the out lake at the moment...



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