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 | August 30, 2019 | Bird News
By Morwenna Petaia Rainbow Bee-eaters are beauty, brains and bravery combined. On the Wild Top End tour, almost every day we hear a guest exclaim with delight: “What is that beautiful bird?” Almost without looking we know it is a Rainbow Bee-eater. Even after...
by Janine Duffy | August 25, 2019 | Bird News
Across a glary blue sky a flock of 30 tiny birds zipped past. They were silent, flying fast and straight, on a mission. All you saw was a flash of gold, or rosy-brown, or white. They were gone before you had a chance to wonder what they were. Oh well, back to watching...
by Janine Duffy | July 27, 2019 | Bird News, Maximum Wildlife
by Morwenna Petaia The Wedge-tailed Eagle is a majestic large eagle native to Australia. They are found throughout the continent, from the tropical Top End to Tasmania, and are regularly spotted by our experienced Wildlife Guides on the 21 day Maximum Wildlife Tour....