Africa Wild

Flutterby wrote:So there ARE kangaroos down under!!

But not many

Pumbaa wrote:Love the wallaby, the toad and the crimson finches, Mel
Lovely landscape shots on top - Looks like a more than nice place to stay

The toad is not endemic and caused quite a havoc to Kakadu, unfortunately. Animals would eat the toad
and die of its poison. But melou is the way better person to explain the whole context.

Dewi wrote:Stunning pics Mel.
Love the billabong scene.
The wallaby looks like he is washing his hands.

I thought, it had a bad itch and was actually scratching. Funny, how different people perceive things differently.

melou wrote:I know you said you didn't see enough kangaroos while you were down under, but you sure got a great photo of the 2 big reds you did see!!
That is such an iconic image of the red kangaroos bounding through the outback - just love it
Plus so many fabulous birds
How many days now until KTP??

Well, that was the only other lot of kangaroos in the wild that we saw. Definitely not enough for a country / continent that claims them to be
rather a plague.

9 days till take off.

Lisbeth wrote:77 and counting
Why is it called Alligator River when the alligators are crocodiles
Beautiful rock scenery

77 and counting! And I thought the same thing about the Alligator River... That's what actually got me confused in the first place
when posting my photo.

On we go with:

Magpie Geese to the left (78) and Plumed (79) and Wandering Whistling Ducks mixed well together.


Mangrove Golden Whistler (Thanks to Dewi for helping me with the ID! )
(80)

Juvenile Magpie Goose

Rainbow Bee-eaters
(81)

Juvenile Crow
(82)

Wandering Whistling Ducks

Little Woodswallow
(83)

Strawnecked Ibis
(84)

Royal Spoonbill (and Magpie Goose)
(85)

White Necked Heron
(86)

So, that's it from Kakadu. Next stop Jervis Bay...

What a lot

Now I understand why it is called wandering whistling duck...the pic says it all

Kakadou seems to be a very nice place and certainly has lots of birds

Amazing again how the Aussie birds resemble ours!

Great pics, Mello...what were your feelings, though?

Mel wrote:

Lisbeth wrote:Why is it called Alligator River when the alligators are crocodiles

And I thought the same thing about the Alligator River... That's what actually got me confused in the first place
when posting my photo.

Hi Mel

As you know the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory comprises 3 rivers - the East, West and South Alligator Rivers. They were explored by Lieutenant Phillip Parker King in 1820 who named them in the mistaken belief that the crocodiles in the estuaries were alligators

Richprins wrote:Amazing again how the Aussie birds resemble ours!

I thought the very same when my Dad and I went to Africa in 2012
In fact, apart from the lack of kangaroos (which ARE everywhere in Oz Mel ), sometimes Dad and I felt like we could have been driving through the Aussie outback instead of Africa!

Now only 8 days to go - yippee!!

melou wrote: Now only 8 days to go - yippee!!

what is going to happen in 8 days?

Amazing bird sightings and photos yet again Mel.

Love the heron.

So, how many lifers did you get in total for the trip? Quite a few I would guess.

Once again stunning bird shots and simply love the variety

My favourites are the rainbow bee eaters and the royal spoonbill - Awsome