by Janine Duffy | January 26, 2018 | Great Ocean Road, Guide Diaries, Maximum Wildlife
By Wildlife Guide Emma Swann It still takes my breath away. An epic show over the Southern Ocean every night between October and April. “They’ll come.” Just minutes earlier I was reassuring my guests, but they weren’t convinced. I could see hidden glances at...
by Janine Duffy | January 22, 2018 | Sunset K&K, Wildlife, You Yangs Region
by Wildlife Guide Janine Duffy In the evening, the billabong comes alive. Like a pub or a bar, a billabong ticks along during the day, but at night it sparkles with song, chatter and a host of characters. A billabong is a waterhole in Australia. Its a special kind of...
by Janine Duffy | January 11, 2018 | Kangaroo News, Koalas & Kangaroos in the wild, Sunset K&K
How do kangaroos fight? Dust flying. Scratching, pounding. Grunts and growls. Thump! Two huge kangaroo feet meet a kangaroo belly. Watching a kangaroo fight is like watching a very strange sport. Their stance and style is quite human – akin to boxers in a ring –...
by Janine Duffy | December 30, 2017 | Maximum Wildlife, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland, Wildlife News
In February 2014 a bushfire ripped through Raymond Creek Falls in the Snowy River National Park, East Gippsland. This was a blow – this site was a highlight of our 4 day Wildlife Journey to East Gippsland. The area had shown great promise as a birdwatching site – the...
by Janine Duffy | December 26, 2017 | Maximum Wildlife, Tours, Wildlife
Our Maximum Wildlife tours have been designed to offer the best and most Australian wildlife in the shortest comfortable duration. There is little overlap – so you will see different birds, mammals and reptiles in the Top End than in East Gippsland, which are...
