by Echidna Walkabout | April 23, 2024 | Wild Top End, Wildlife News
Crocodile eyes are superb: Estuarine Crocodile Kakadu National Park Janine Duffy Estimated reading time: 6 minutes In PART TWO of our story about crocodile eyes we “look into” these superb organs that adjust instantly, in or out of water, by day or night...
by Roger Smith | April 8, 2024 | Wild Top End, Wildlife News
Crocodile eyes are amongst the most sophisticated of all animals Janine Duffy Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Encounter between a crocodile and a feral pig leaves us stunned by the power and speed of the predator. We’re left wondering if crocodiles can play a...
by Roger Smith | April 4, 2024 | Wild Top End, Wildlife News
Small group taking time to enjoy Kakadu on our Wild Top End tour Roger Smith Estimated reading time: 7 minutes To enjoy Kakadu take your time says Kakadu Guide, Roger Smith. “Rushing Kakadu doesn’t work. Spend at least two full weeks in the Top End. Stay a few...
by Roger Smith | June 20, 2021 | Bird News, Wild Top End, Wildlife News
Come to the Katherine Bird Festival this September There’s lots of great reasons why you should learn birds in Katherine — and they’re not all bird related! Do you love colourful birds? The most psychedelic of them all may be Australia’s tiny Gouldian Finch (pictured...
by Janine Duffy | December 14, 2019 | Bird News, Wild Top End, Wildlife
At night, the Northern Territory Top End is for listening. There’s a special tropical hum in the air – the wonderful sound of healthy insect populations, particularly crickets and katydids, that come to life after dark in the Top End. But there’s another sound, a...
by Janine Duffy | December 1, 2019 | Wild Top End, Wildlife
“Frilly!!” The vehicle swiftly pulled over and did a U-turn on the Arnhem Highway, somewhere in Kakadu between the South Alligator and Mary Rivers, Northern Territory. Frilly was still there, standing up with that upright posture that dragon lizards (agamids) have....
