Australia has some pretty amazing birds; the swans
are black instead of white, cassowaries are up to two metres tall
and can kill a horse, Jesus birds that walk on water, little birds
that laugh like demented old witches, and the emu, which recently
was declared the world's dumbest bird in a bird-IQ test by a Canadian
scientist.
If you've come to this page chances are you are a bird
enthusiast. Perhaps you would like to write some bird pages for us that
are still waiting for content. If you're a tour operator you will receive
free advertising on this site.
Black swans
The Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog landed on the west coast
in 1688 but was far from impressed and wrote in his journal; "This
land is cursed; the animals hop, not run. Birds run, not fly. And the
swans are black not white". Nobody knew there were black swans
until they found them in Australia.
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Brolga
The Brolga is a key figure in Aboriginal mythology or
Dreamtime and is a member of the crane family. Stands over a metre tall
and is commonly found in the wetland areas of northern and eastern Australia.
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Brush turkey
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turkey page for us!
Butcher bird
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birds page for us!
Cassowary
Photo by Rob Lapaer of Rainforest
Hideaway B&B, Cape Tribulation, N.Qld.
Australia's most spectacular bird would have to be the
cassowary, up to two metres tall, covered in coarse black double
stranded feathers, and with brilliant colors of red and blue on
its neck and head. This elusive flightless bird is highly endangered
and lives only in the Wet Tropics area of North Queensland and
another patch of remote rainforest high up on the Cape York peninsula.
The cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) has been wandering
around this planet since before the super continent Gondwana broke
up....Read more....
They can also be quite territorial, read
more on cassowary attacks...
Photo by Rob Lapaer of Rainforest
Hideaway B&B, Cape Tribulation, N.Qld.
Cassowary paying a visit to Rainforest Hideaway (click to enlarge).
For more photos and some short movies of this magnificent bird
see the photo
gallery of Rainforest
Hideaway B&B
Cockatoo
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page for us!
Darters
Male darter
Photo by Dan
Irby
A male darter resting on a tree on the bank of Daintree
river in north Queensland. This photo was shot by Dan Irby who runs
Mangrove Adventures tours on this river.
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Doves
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Drongo
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