by Janine Duffy | July 10, 2019 | Maximum Wildlife, Wildlife
On a trip to the United States years ago I met a family while waiting for some food. Chatting, the father asked me where I was from. “Australia,” I replied. He bent down to his small daughter and said: “Honey, this lady is from the place where kangaroos live.”...
by Janine Duffy | June 30, 2019 | Maximum Wildlife
Raymond Island, in the Gippsland Lakes National Park, is one of Australia’s best islands to see wildlife. On a recent Maximum Wildlife tour, an Echidna was calmly foraging in the picnic ground. We had come there to enjoy lunch, but the echidna photographing...
by Janine Duffy | February 27, 2019 | Wildlife, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland
There are two simple rules for respecting and protecting wild animals: Not Too Close and Never Encircle. Let me explain by telling a true story that happened on my most recent Wildlife Journey: After a long and exciting drive from Melbourne to Raymond Island, East...
by Janine Duffy | December 22, 2018 | Mungo Outback Journey checklists
Highlights of Mungo Outback Journey safari (part of 21 day Maximum Wildlife) to Mildura, Wentworth, the Murray & Darling Rivers, Hattah & Mungo National Parks, central Australia with Wildlife Guide Michael Williams. .. Guests saw: Echidna, Western Grey &...
by Janine Duffy | May 28, 2018 | Wildlife, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland
“Its just too big!” They say bigger is always better. But with camera lenses and wildlife that is not always true. On a Wildlife Journey in East Gippsland, Wildlife Guide Roger spotted a Short-beaked Echidna beside the road. With great excitement, but very quietly,...
