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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enthusiast? Write the black swans page for us!
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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a bird enthusiast? Write the brolga page for us!
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).
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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