Thursday 23rd September 2021
We are doing a little sightseeing today.
First stop – Kuranda Birdworld ($20 each). This could have been a 15-30 minute whirlwind if we didn’t try to get some good photos. As always DB doesn’t count these photos or sightings as they are served on a platter (in an aviary) so to speak. We enjoyed ourselves all the same. We saw many birds – macaw, egrets, parrots of many kinds, black cockatoo, mandarin ducks, cassowary, and many more. Hopefully you enjoy the pictures,
We then headed to the Crystal Cascades which we had been trying to get to for a couple of days. A rock scramble, a waterfall (Fairy Falls) but the water was a little too cold to swim, we then walked to the Crystal Cascades waterfall. Along the path we saw a black snake.
Then home for a rest as we have a big day tomorrow,
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A pink pineapple..
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Black-capped lorikeet with a rainbow lorikeet
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Pied heron
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indian Ringnecked Parrakeet
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Blue Fronted Amazon
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..and again
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Bar-shouldered Dove
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Alexandrine Parrakeet
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Intermediate Egret
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White Faced Heron
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White Faced Heron
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Mandarin duck
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Mandarin ducks
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Peach-faced lovebird – Parrot family
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Black Cockatoo
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Macaw
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Eclectus Parrot
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Major Mitchell Cockatoo – these have the most amazing stiped orange and pink crest when it is extended but it wouldn’t pose for the photo today
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Green-cheeked Conure from South America..
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..and again.
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Cassowary..
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..and again
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Turtle at the birdpark
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Then at Crystal Cascades we saw this amazing Tropical Rockmaster Damselfly – the colour was magnificent..
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Fairy Falls
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A colourful insect..
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..and a Slaty-grey snake that reflected blue in the sunlight..
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..it was about 2 metres long and is non-venomous..
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Crystal Cascades