It was a great day birding- starting off with a Buff-banded Rail sighting (they are very shy and usually hide in vegetation), then more nests and young ones (including a Laughing Kookaburra feeding its babies) and the best surprise - spoiler… a wild Koala! We rented a car and started our drive north with several stops to bird before getting a hotel for the night in Currimundi, about 60 miles north of Brisbane. We walked 18,300 steps (~6 miles). The temperature topped out at 95°F with 72% humidity before a huge rainstorm hit at 3pm.
Total Australia (bird) species so far: 47
Life list total: 1,336 species
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| Buff-banded Rail |
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| Sacred Kingfisher |
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| Laughing Kookaburra with green caterpillar |
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| Kookaburra nest in an old termite nest |
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| Scaley-breasted Lorikeets |
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| Australasian Swamphen |
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| Willie Wagtail |
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| Australian Brushturkey - look at that wattle! |
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| Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
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| Wild Koala |
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| nap time 😴 |
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