birdgirl: 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