by Janine Duffy | October 28, 2019 | Wildlife, Wildlife Journey checklists
List of animals seen on Wildlife Journey tour to East Gippsland, Australia, from 14 to 17 October 2019, with Wildlife Guide Martin Maderthaner: .. Birds seen: Ruddy Turnstone (our first sighting in East Gippsland!), Rufous Whistler, Mistletoebird, Laughing Kookaburra,...
by Janine Duffy | October 28, 2019 | Bird News, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland
Galahs are one of Australia’s favourite birds. You can see Galahs in almost any part of Australia, mucking around, playing, squawking and having fun. In East Gippsland on the Wildlife Journey tour we often see Galahs near the Snowy River at Orbost, where we stay at...
by Janine Duffy | October 24, 2019 | Bird News, Conservation Projects
Some say that birders/bird nerds/birdwatchers are a bit crazy. Australian BirdLife’s annual Twitchathon fundraiser shows that it might be true. Twitchathon is “The Amazing Race” for bird lovers. For one mad weekend, teams of birders race each other for the...
by Janine Duffy | October 15, 2019 | Plant news, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland
In the rainforests of East Gippsland, the first flowers you see are on native vines. Vines and climbing plants cover rainforest trees and many have showy flowers and fruit. Glorious sprays of starry white Austral Clematis flowers cover the tops of Lilly Pilly trees. A...
by Janine Duffy | October 9, 2019 | Wildlife, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland
Lizards are a little wildlife gem often seen at midday in East Gippsland, when other animals are snoozing or hiding. Our Wildlife Guides’ quick eyes pick up a rustle in the undergrowth, and soon find a shiny bronze Delicate Skink, or the humbug candy-coloured...
