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....
by Janine Duffy | July 21, 2019 | Bird News, Maximum Wildlife
Some of the most charming little birds of Australia, Australian Robins are perch and pounce insect-eaters that are familiar to most backyard gardeners and farmers. They will use a favourite perch over and over – darting to the forest floor to snatch an insect, then...
by Janine Duffy | July 15, 2019 | Bird News, Maximum Wildlife
A very special Maximum Wildlife trip to Western Australia’s Pilbara & Exmouth regions. On the red rocky hillside, pebbles were rolling slowly down towards the water. But it wasn’t pebbles we could see, it was wild Spinifex Pigeons. .. It was our first...
by Janine Duffy | July 5, 2019 | Bird News, Maximum Wildlife
Australia is the land of the albatross. We are a nation surrounded by ocean – the Pacific to the east and north, the Indian to the west and north, and the wildest of them all – the Southern Ocean, to the south. The Southern Ocean is the only ocean that completely...
by Janine Duffy | June 21, 2019 | Bird News
Superb Lyrebirds light up the dark rainforest on winter days with their thrilling song and flashy tail. One day in early spring I was walking with guests along a rainforest creek in the Snowy River National Park. We heard a male Superb Lyrebird singing at full...