by Janine Duffy | March 7, 2018 | Wild Top End, Wildlife
One of the highlights of visiting the tropics is seeing large numbers of butterflies. The butterflies of Kakadu and Mary River National Parks are big, laconic and colourful, and many are active when we visit in July, August & September – the dry season....
by Janine Duffy | February 20, 2018 | Great Ocean Road, Wildlife
The Mammals of the Great Ocean Road are many and varied, and easy to photograph. The region is a popular holiday spot for humans – which is not a bad thing. The mammals have become accustomed to human sounds and go about their day to day business while being watched...
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 | 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...
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 | October 6, 2017 | Koala News, Koalas & Kangaroos in the wild, Sunset K&K, Wildlife
Australian summers are hot. Even down in Melbourne, in the southern state of Victoria, daytime temperatures in January and February can exceed 40 degrees Celsius. Most Aussie animals take a very long siesta between 11am and 4pm. For koalas, a long sleep in the daytime...
