Another beautiful day in Far North Qld, so we chose to head back to Port Douglas for lunch and a cruise on the Lady Douglas, which travels up Dixon Inlet which is behind the town.
We have been hearing all about how the winter months are the best for the wildlife, especially birds, which come done south from Cape York as the wetlands dry up.
Sadly, our tally so far, apart from the Jocana on the wetlands in Cairns itself, we have seen: 3x crocodiles, family of Ospreys and Greater Egret. Here's a few shots from todays tour:
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| Quite a few of these once glorious and idiotically expensive craft left abandoned in the mud. The Skipper was suggesting it's because you can't get full insurance for private craft and when it all goes pear-shaped, it's easier to just cut and run. Port Douglas Qld |
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| Alpha croc - 4m. Resting up after making a meal of a lesser croc - 2.5m the previous day. Port Douglas Qld |
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| Top end of Dixon inlet. Look closely, there's our lone Greater Egret who appears to have the place to himself. Port Douglas Qld |
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| Coming into Port Douglas Qld |
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| We stopped to snap this osprey nest which appeared to have chicks in residence, when Mummy Osprey turns up with dinner, a nice big fish. The Daddy Osprey was right behind her, and one of them stayed to tear the fish apart and feed the babies. Port Douglas Qld |
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| Just north of Cairns, these hundreds of rock piles have appeared. We've seen places with 4 or 5, but this is just crazy! Someone obviously had some time on their hands. Cairns Qld |
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