Friday 30 May 2014

Birds of Queensland, Australia - A Photographic Diary Summer 2013

In the summer 2013 we went to Queensland, Australia, which was really beautiful and great for birding and birds. We saw lots of wildlife but still had time to see almost all our target birds.

It was in Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia that I got to 3000 in my World Bird list with Regent Bowerbird.  It was a lovely black and gold bird.  My world list is now 3383.


Regent Bowerbird, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia, July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig




Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig celebrating her 3,000th bird 
with some friendly Crimson Rosella at Lamington 
National Park, Queensland, Australia, July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig


   Birdgirl Mya-Rose celebrating her 3,000th bird with some friendly Crimson Rosella at Lamington 
National Park, Queensland, Australia
Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig






Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig celebrating her 3,000th bird 
with some friendly Crimson Rosella at Lamington 
National Park, Queensland, Australia, July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig


Eastern Yellow-fronted Robin, Lamington 
National Park, Queensland, Australia in July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig



Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig on the canopy walkway at 
Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia, 
July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig





Black-browed Albatross at Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia on pelagic with Queensland birder Greg Roberts, July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Mya-Rose Craig




Southern Cassowary at Mission Beach,
Queensland, Australia August 2013

Photograph  taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig







Southern Cassowary at Mission Beach, 
Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig



Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig at Mount Hypapamee, 
Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, 
August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig




Tawny Frogmouth, Mount Carbine, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, August 2013 
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig






Red-winged Parrot, Mount Carbine,
Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, 
Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig






Brush Turkey, Kingfisher Park Atherton Tablelands,
Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig




Emu at Mareeba Wetlands, Atherton Tablelands,
Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig





Brown Falcon at Lake Tinaroo, Atherton Tablelands,
Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig





Cooktown, Cape York, Queensland, Australia, August 2013 (looking over where Captain Cook's
ship "The Endeavor" was stranded)
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig







Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig with her dad at Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig





Cape Tribulation, Queensland,
      Australia, August 2013 

             Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig






Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig with 4x4 Campervan at Daintree River, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig





Azure Kingfisher, Daintree River Boat,Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig







Little Kingfisher, Daintree River Boat,Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig




Great-billed Heron juvenile, Daintree River Boat,Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig






Great-billed Heron adult, Daintree River Boat,Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig






Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig having a loving moment with her dad at Georgetown, Queensland, Australia, August 2013 
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig





White-browed Woodswallow, Georgetown Area, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig






Masked Woodswallow, Georgetown Area, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig





Little Woodswallow, Georgetown Area, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig





Rufous Whistler female, Georgetown Area, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig




Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig birding in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, August 2013 (My Swarovski Optik Binoculars are out of shot for a moment!)
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig




Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig with third campervan in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig




Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig on a birding boat 
trip in Karumba, Cape York, Queensland,
Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig



Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig birding in Karumba, 
Cape York, Queensland, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig



Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig with her dad proving that world birding trips can be fun in Karumba, Cape York, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig




Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig at Lawn Hill National Park, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
(My favourite place in Queensland)
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig




Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig at Lawn Hill National Park, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
(My favourite place in Queensland)
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig







Sandstone Shrike-thrush at Lawn Hill National Park, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig





Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig at the famous cairn at McNamara’s Road, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia, August 2013 just after seeing the rare Carpentarian Grasswren, which reputedly is one of Australia’s hardest to see birds
Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig



Pale-headed Rosella, Georgetown Area, Queensland, Australia, August 2013 (where we met the amazing Albert and Eleanor Wright, The Gypsy Twitchers)
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig



Bourke's Parrot at BOWRA Sanctuary, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig






Redthroat at BOWRA Sanctuary, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig




Glossy Black-cockatoo at Sunshine Beach, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig




Glossy Black-cockatoo at Sunshine Beach, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig




Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig with her Swarovski Optik
CL Companion 10 x 30 B





Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig at Brisbane Airport, 
Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig



Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig at Brisbane Airport,
Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig



Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig birding at 
Kuala Lumpur Airport, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig



Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig catching up with 
friends at Kuala Lumpur Airport, 
August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig


















Sunday 18 May 2014

Wildlife of Queensland, Australia - A Photographic Diary Summer 2013

In summer 2013 we went to Queensland, Australia, which was awesome.  As well as looking for birds, we spent time looking for mammals, including Humpback Whales, rare and wild Indo-pacific Humpback Dolphins that we were able to feed, Duck-Billed Platypus which is the weirdest animal I have seen, Koala which were really cute and a lot of kangaroo and wallaby species.  We also went snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef which was unbelievably beautiful with coral and multi-coloured fish.  We still had time to see almost all our target birds. 


Indo-Pacific Humpback Whale at Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia, July 2013
Photo taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig


Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig feeding an Indo-pacific Humpback Dolphin in Tin Can Bay, Queensland, Australia, July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig




Humpbacked Whale, Hervey Bay, Queensland,
Australia, July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig




Humpbacked Whale, Hervey BayQueensland
Australia, July 2013 with Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig
Photograph taken and copyright Helena Craig
























Kangaroo, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright  Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig




Turtle, Eungella National Park, Queensland
AustraliaAugust 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig


Duck-billed Platypus, Eungella National Park, QueenslandAustralia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig





Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig at Michaelmas Cay, 
Outer Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig

     

 Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig at Michaelmas Cay, 
Outer Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig




 Michaelmas Cay, Outer Great Barrier Reef, 
Queensland, Australia, July 2013 
Video footage taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig (sorry the second half is blurred!)






Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig at Lamington National Park,
Queensland, Australia, July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig



Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig with first campervan
at Eungella National Park, Queensland,
Australia, July 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig 

















Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig with her dad at Karumba, 
Cape York, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig




Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig on Daintree River Boat, 
Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Chris Craig




Red Kangaroo, Queensland, Australia, 
August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig






Koala at Noosa Head, Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig






Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig with her Swarovski Optik 
CL Companion Binoculars 10 x 30 B





Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig with her dad at Brisbane Airport, 
Queensland, Australia, August 2013
Photograph taken by and copyright Helena Craig