AUSTRALIA - Part VI

 Yes, the 6th and the final lap of a Trip of a Lifetime, 6 weeks of not knowing just where to look next!

Centred entirely on the State of Queensland it would be difficult to decide which was best, but here is a Front Running Contender
and again in no particular geographical order before introducing!

THE MAN of the FOREST

BUFF-BREASTER PARADISE KINGFISHER

BUFF-BANDED RAIL

CORK-SCREW VINE

ANOTHER KIND of WATER-HOLE

GREY-TAILED TATLER

TEREK SANDPIPER

CAIRNS

TO

where the

DOUBLE-EYED FIG PARROTs

arrive knowing the Fruits will be at there best, striping every tree
of its bounty and leaving before the day was done!

While as a Royal Navy and Sports Dive a number of 'dips' hade been undertaken across the years, none got anywhere near close to that at the

GREAT BARRIER REEF
While we had discounted one of 2 key birds on the trip, Plains Wanderer, for logistical reasons, here at

it was to be 'Do or Die'
Leaving the coast to the likes of

RED-CAPPED PLOVE

PIED OYSTERCATCHER
along with a wealth of other Waders we entered the jungle, confined to the car and a fair helping of 'trepidation'
along with more than enough

RAINFOREST BUGS.

The signs were imediately GOOD finding still steaming Football Size Droppings
along with a good deal of activity ahead before catching sight of our 'first'

SOUTHERN CASSOWARY

with the usual legend having it as being able to rip the chest out of an

Adult Male Man
(we can only think women were excussed?)
We never did reach the intended Cape York but as a finale a stop for coffee at
The Kingfisher Ranch
gave us our final and not even dreamed of

PAPUAN FROGMOUTH
with chick!!!!

The 3 most asked questions across the Nation are, in an Australian accent of course:-

"What's yer favourite colour Blue"?

 "What's yer favourite pastime Sport"?

and

"What's yer favourite name Sheila"?
DON'T HESITATE, GET YOURSELF OUT THERE WHEN MEANS AND TIME ALLOWS, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!!