by Janine Duffy | December 10, 2017 | Wildlife Journey checklists
Highlights of Wildlife Journey tour to East Gippsland, Australia, from 29 October to 1 November 2017, with Wildlife Guide Brett Howell: Birds: Powerful Owl, Common Sandpiper, Wedge-tailed Eagle, White-bellied Sea-eagle, Hooded Plover, Sooty Oystercatcher, Freckled...
by Janine Duffy | December 5, 2017 | Wildlife, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland
On almost every Wildlife Journey we see Superb Lyrebirds, and they are walking on the ground. They are large birds, heavy-looking, with a huge tail. In fact everything about them is large – body, tail, feet, eyes – even their famous voice is larger-than-life. Listen...
by Janine Duffy | November 30, 2017 | Our Koalas, You Yangs Region
KiKi Origin of name: KiKi seemed to fit with YuYu. It means new life. Known since: She was first seen as a tiny baby on 28 September 2016 with her mother YuYu. .. How often seen: KiKi is seen frequently – she was seen over 25 times in 2017, and 46 times in 2019....
by Janine Duffy | November 30, 2017 | Our Koalas, You Yangs Region
Kozo Kozo was funny and curious as a joey like her mother KiKi. But as an adult she is more reserved. She is still quite calm with us, but less flamboyant than her mother. .. Origin of name: a combination of KiKi and Cruiz. Kozo means “Happy Boy” in Japanese: at...
by Janine Duffy | November 28, 2017 | Guide Diaries, Maximum Wildlife, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland
Platypus are the most elusive of Australian animals. In the rivers of East Gippsland they are not rare, but sightings are unexpected and touched with magic. Above Buchan, the famous Snowy River boils and crashes through rocky gorges, but suddenly becomes gentle and...
