10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

We nature lovers, celebrants of life in all its exquisite multiformity, feel more keenly than most the loss of even the most undifferentiated species. It’s when we lost the mammoths, the sabre-tooth cats, the giant ground sloths, the elephant birds, the marsupial lions, and other iconic giants. Thought To Be Extinct For 100 Years.

Marsupials 170

Marsupials Costa Rica Elephants Cuba 170

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

Whenever you encounter one bird species near the edge of the track it is worth stopping, because invariably there are several species in the vicinity. All of these species need water and will travel to nearby cattle troughs for water, because there is very little in the way of naturally occurring water in the area now.

Marsupials 100

Marsupials Birds Camels Zebras 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2012

More importantly, it is a fantastic area to watch birds in its own right. The third species I saw was an Atherton endemic (of which there are a few knocking about) Macleay’s Honeyeater , a striking spotted honeyeater that was easy to watch on the bird baths near the dining area.

Possums 172

Possums Guinea Marsupials Rats 172