After breakfast we followed the "beaten path" shown on the map given
to us when entering. First stop is the "you handle snake pit".
Here Keiran is draped with what I believe is a python. At
one stage Jake entered the enclosure, and while not wanting to
have the snake around him, was quite intrigued with Keiran and the snake.
Meanwhile, this bird was looking down at Keiran, and the snake, and the gawkers.
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| This kookaburra was sitting round the back, just watching. | With family. |
The sulphur crested cockatoo - the yellow crest is not very visibly yellow.
These are quite common birds around Sydney, and are a beautiful sight.
But ear plugs are recommended - they are very noisy, with quite a harsh squawk.
A galah. I have even seen a few of these birds around Sydney recently,
so I presume these are another piece of wildlife adapting
to urban living. They are quite pretty, but considered a pest in farming
areas, where they enjoy wheat crops.
An eclectus parrot - unusual because this is the female, who is surprisingly
attractive for the female of the species - something mostly reserved for the male.
The male of this species is even more attractive!
A later page has a photo of both male and female together.
The Cassowary is a large flightless bird which lives in swampy forests and rainforests.
It eats fruit, insects, fungi, frogs and snakes.
More information is available from
Queensland Parks and Wildlife service
page, which notes that they are heavier than emus, but not as tall.
Even so, they grow to 2m, and females can weigh up to 85kg, 40kg is more
typical for the male.
Here it has the company of another bird or two.
That's quite an "crown" on its head!
There are additional bird photos too.
And Then It Rained
Walking Around II