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Birding beyond Brisbane

10,000 Birds

We saw several of the kingfisher family whilst on our trip, including Azure Kingfisher, Red-backed Kingfisher and Sacred Kingfisher. Sadly we did see a lot of road kill and no doubt a result of people driving at night. The other snake was a Carpet Python lying on the trail at Kondalilla Falls. Forest Kingfisher.

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Proposal for the National Bird of Australia

10,000 Birds

Is this really the nation that gave the world Monty Python?). Pros – it can kill you (like most proper Australian animals), is essentially a dinosaur. This awesome bird actually tried to kill me. This list has to have a representative of this most Australian of bird families, the honeyeaters. Yes, I am five).

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