We were staying at Cape Hillsborough, Qld in July 2016 and poking about the nearby area. In the local park at Seaforth, we chanced upon a bunch, sorry flock, of funny-looking ducks who followed us about. They were probably looking … Continue reading Radjah Shelduck
Theresa Creek Dam, Qld, 2016 The other day I noticed sparkly little shreds of nylon hanging from the stitching on our caravan awning. Birds! Bloody birds! They hang upside down, they beg for tucker, they tiptoe back and forth across … Continue reading Blue Faced Honeyeaters
Emerald, Qld, 2016 These cheeky little guys were bouncing about the rocks in the Emerald Botanic Gardens. A place so filled with horticultural delights that I almost lost myself chasing butterflies. I’m quite sure that many visitors only see the … Continue reading Gray-crowned Babbler
Theresa Creek Dam, QLD, 2016 Rainbow Lorikeets. Noisy, colourful and very cheeky. You can’t help but smile when they’re around. Continue reading We’re Only Here for the Beer
Hay Plains, NSW. May 2016 When the highway stretches to the horizon and the road is as flat as a pancake. When there’s nothing but stunted bushes and tufts of cotton caught in the weeds. When the phone reception has dropped out and you’re counting down the kilometres to the next town…suddenly there’s an emu on it’s knees drinking and there it is …that wow moment of the day. Continue reading The things you see on a boring stretch of road
When we popped into the Blackwood Pub in 2016, these regulars placed their order ahead of us. They reckon the steak is pretty good. Continue reading We like our steak blue, thanks
Up in the iron ore rich Pilbara of Western Australia, we spotted this pair of Little Corellas. Their normally off white feathers a delicate shade of pink from the iron ore. In fact just about everything has a coating of pink dust around Paraburdoo and Tom Price. Continue reading Little Corella
Along with Silver Gulls, these guys are employed by the Ports and Harbours Department to whitewash maritime equipment and boy do they do their job well. Continue reading Pelican
Colloquially known as the Bin Chicken, the ibis is common in coastal areas and one could say that they have adapted rather well to city life. Especially on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Continue reading Ibis
While we’re on birds, I thought I’d drag a few of our feathered friends from the archives. Anywhere in Victoria’s high country you’ll be guaranteed to see these large friendly parrots. They wear their plumage well don’t you think? Continue reading King Parrot
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