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A Birder's Guide to Australia
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Long Jetty
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Urunga Boardwalk
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Lowanna
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Yamba
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O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat
Friday, March 8, 2024
Springbrook National Park
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Springbrook National Park is up in the McPherson Range west of the Gold Coast. It is an incredibly diverse area with lush rainforests, waterfalls and lots of interesting wildlife. There are several campsites in different areas and we chose The Settlement campground which was in a small rainforest clearing. Whipbirds, robins and parrots were all around, calling and dashing about.
My first success was to find a male Australian Logrunner. They have a white breast, while the female's are orange. I found a pair of them squawking noisily as they scratched around in the undergrowth. They are related to the Chowchilla found in Far North Queensland and you can see and hear why!
As well as birds, there were lots of butterflies and moths around and I was particularly taken with this vivid blue butterfly that was sucking something (moisture?) up from between the stones on the tracks.
Kholo Botanic Gardens, Ipswich
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