BIRDING with crocodiles on the DAINTREE RIVER
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- Our 2 day stay in the Daintree Village was our best birding experience on our FNQ trip so far!
We had booked the Boatman River cruise for the Sunset & the Sunrise trips to ensure that we had the best chance of seeing the birds that we wanted to see... and that turned out to be the best decision.
Daintree Village is a small town located on the Daintree River. This river is a diverse habitat for many species of birds and animals. The Daintree Boatman Wildlife tours suits anyone who likes small groups, a comfortable environment and enjoys a tour guide who knows their stuff!
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The birds we saw on this part of our trip:
Papuan Frogmouth
Sacred Kingfisher
Shining Flycatcher
Black Butcherbird
Eastern Cattle Egret
Little Kingfisher
Great-billed Heron
Striated Heron
Spangled Drongo
Hornbill Friarbird
Olive-backed Sunbird
Australasian Figbird
Bush Stone-Curlew
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What a dream trip! So many beautiful spots and birding fun! 🤩
I have to say that the Daintree Village part of the trip was a real highlight! Definitely worth a a visit if ever you're up this way! The boat trips were so much fun & there was so much to see 😀 ~ K
Lovely to see the birds from the boat lots of wows from me
It was such a fun couple of trips!! Highly recommended if you're ever up that way! So many birds!! ~ K
Yep, Murray’s boat trip is a must do. It’s such a fantastic place, and Murray really knows his stuff.
Too true!! Murray knew where to go & who his audience was on each trip. The sunset tour was all tourists looking for crocodiles (apart from us I think) and the sunrise tour was a far more serious group of birders. I would have liked to stay a few extra days & gone on another 1 or 2 boat trips! It was so much fun & really enjoyable!! 😀 ~ K
Another wonderful video, thanks!!!
Thank you so much for watching!!
Spectacular birds and scenery.Brilliant photography.Thank you.🫶🇦🇺✌️
Thank you so much 😀
The Queensland adventure that keeps on giving. Loved this episode, especially the Great Billed Heron footage. For such a big bird they can be quite tricky to find. Looking forward to the next chapter!
Thanks Roger! 😀 This part of the trip was really fun! I could have stayed longer & gone on more boat trips just to see what else we could find. There was a lot riding on the sunrise trip to see the Great-billed Heron! (and high hopes of better views of the Little Kingfisher too). The sunrise trip was all serious birders so everyone was thrilled to get great views of the GBH... lots of oohs & ahhhs & clicking cameras!! 🤣 ~ K
awesome pics there. thanks for sharing
Thanks so much for watching!
Thank you. Another cracking vid. Can't wait for the next one.
@@yesitsme9215 Thanks! 😁I’m looking forward to the next one too! 👍 I have no idea how it’s going to go ~ K
❤❤fantastic trip human drongos ha ha
There were definitely lots of human drongos on our FNQ trip!! 🤣
@@naturephotographychallenge i hate crowds
I get to see a lot of birds, but those Saltwater crocs are a magnificent creature to see. Thanks for sharing.
Aren't they amazing!!! It was a really special moment seeing Hook swimming!! I've never really seen a crocodile's tail before so that was definitely a highlight. They are magnificent creatures & I only hope people stay away from them so that they get to live long & healthy lives as they truly deserve. ~ K
A spectacular part of our beautiful country. Really enjoyed this 🙏
I think Daintree Village is a real hidden gem. The river is magic! Everything was so interesting. I hope this area stays wild & undeveloped 😀 ~ K
@@naturephotographychallenge I have visited the Daintree twice. Larger development would be a real shame indeed.
That Little Kingfsher - stunning! What a fabulous trip, Karen & Nimal. Love your photography and the detail. So easy to watch, especially as you let the background sounds and soft music complement the amazing subjects & scenery.
That Little Kingfisher was such a special moment!! They are so tiny & very difficult to see.... and they are SO FAST!! We saw one on the sunset tour as well but no way we could take a photo of it!! Add in dark conditions & a tiny bird the size & speed of a bee (haha!! not quite) but viewed from a rocking boat and we thought there was no way we would ever get a photo!! So happy we had better views on the sunrise trip!
We get a bit of flack about music & background sounds... so I'm quite pleased to hear that the sounds & music did work together in this video!! Thanks so much for the feedback!! ❤ ~ K
Great Video as usuall,with some fantastic pic's, your living the dream 😃
Thanks so much! 😀 We are definitely enjoying more travel to very interesting places. We're very lucky! ~ K
I love the Daintree Village area. We camped there in 2010 and I've wanted to go back every since. Hopefully soon! Loved the video and photos.
Isn't it a great spot! I really liked it and could have stayed way longer! The village was so peaceful & quiet. Such a nice hidden gem of the FNQ! I hope you get back there soon 😀 ~ K
Pictures of all the beautiful birds are simply stunning. Thanks for the video. The last 3minutes of the video is really interesting.😂
hahaha! 🤣 Just a bit of fun.... we wish that we did get more serious in the finale of our trip up in FNQ! I'm not quite sure how the next video is going to go?! We hoped for some serious birding around Cairns but it didn't quite pan out like that... but we did have fun! 😋 ~ K
@@naturephotographychallenge Well, maybe you needed that bit of fun and in turn we did enjoy the fun.😁
Whenever we go out birding, sometimes we are astonished at the species of birds or the large numbers. But at times we don’t get to see what we wished for. That’s part of our birding life. You had a great trip and we kind of came along with you . Thanks for the beautiful video which is so very lively .😍
Great video 😊
Thank you so much! I'm pretty happy that this video turned out quite well in the end 😀 ~ K
It was soooo good, no wonder you had to go back and do the boat trip a second time around. Some great captures.
Not keen on meeting 'HOOK'
Great that you enjoyed the boat trip second time around.
Nimal was very excited.
Looking into his own reflection, little duffer
Those Bush Curlew's are cute.
Thank you for taking us along.
Hook was quite an amazing creature! I certainly wouldn't have wanted to be any closer... that's for sure! 🤣 The birds we saw were all so fabulous!! From the boat trips to the garden at the place we were staying... so great!! Thanks for watching! ~ K
@@naturephotographychallenge certainly a great trip Karen.
Went with Murray last August and it was amazing - also worth checking out Solar Whisper up near the ferry. Between the two I saw varied species which was a great bonus! Keep up the vlogs!
Thanks! 😀 Funny!! ... we were just talking about Solar Whisper and how we would have gone on one of their trips if we'd stayed longer. Will have to do that next time! ~ K
Hey! We only had time for one trip, really. Opted for private boating with Murray. Talked with peeps that had taken the afternoon trip the day we arrived. They had seen (on the Crocodile Express!) Great-billed Heron on both their trips. We thought: "Either that's a good omen, OR the Birding God thinks the sighting quota of the GBH was reached for the week/month/year, so no more views of that bird until the next period.
Sadly, it was the latter. No matter where and how Murray searched, they where nowhere to be seen. He was almost beside himself, since every tour had seen them the 3 prior days.
As I always say: "It's better to be lucky than skilled".
We got nice views of all the 4 kingfishers, but the Little was a bit un-cooperative and we got no clean views. We were happy anyway, bcs we got'em on photo (and a little video), which we didn't in Kakadu.
We got to see Hook as well.
No Papuan Frogmouths either, they hid bcs when we were there is the window of time when the Frogmouths have a bit of honeymoon before starting to breed, Murray explained.
Lucky us for getting them at Kingfisher Park, then! First morning they sat close'ish, but not on the same branch. Second/last morning just one was in the tree. Ann thought the female was away nestbuilding, then.
We have seen/heard zero other nightbirds, except for glimpses of singing Larg-tailed Nightjars along Portland Road at Cape York. And that's not a lifer for us (pouts).
Still no Emus anywhere...😬
Anyway, talk to you later. We just gave an evening mealworm meal to a lovely family of Whipbirds. Mom, dad and 2 younglings.😍
Say hi to the Whipbirds for me!! Have the Riflebirds & Catbirds been joining you too?? They will eventually turn up if they know food is on offer 😅 Bad luck you didn't get to see the GBH but we also didn't see them on the evening trip so it's just luck really!! Same with the Little Kingfisher. If we had only done the sunset cruise, we would have been a little disappointed for bird spotting. The boat trip is amazing though!! Any time... any day! If we had stayed a few extra days, I would have done a river cruise every day just for fun! 😀 ~ K
@@naturephotographychallenge The Catbirds and Riflebirds did indeed show up, and on the last hour of the last morning (i e 9 AM today) an adult male gave a display show for us on a stump 6 meters from our veranda! Wow! We dipped on Chowchilla, despite our best tries, that obviously wasn't good enough. We will probably dip on Beach Thick-knee/Stone Curlew as well, our last chance is tomorrow before dawn at the south end of the Esplanade. We'll see if we manage, it's a bit tricky what with the Michaelmas Cay tour a few hours later. The winds are still a bit too strong for our (Håkan's mainly) taste. Jury's still out if he'll stay in town or not.
@@Hummingbirder1 We heard there was a Beach Stone-Curlew on a beach in Cairns but missed seeing it. But... gosh if you don't see a Bush Stone-Curlew in Cairns I'd be very surprised!! We had them sitting next to our rental car in the carpark when we came back from a quick trip to Fitzroy Island.
So wonderful you saw a Riflebird displaying!! Aren't they marvelous!!
Best of luck with the Michaelmas Cay trip tomorrow!! Nimal really wanted to do that but the only day available was really windy & I'm not a fan of rough boat trips. Next time I guess!!
I'm pretty sure that @Hummingbirder1 is concerned about seeing Beach Stone-curlew (aka Beach Thick-knee), not Bush Stone-curlew - no doubt has seen plenty of the latter already! Hopefully will get Emus on the South Australian part of the trip. Also possible in Western Australia - we saw some while en route from Cape Naturaliste to Augusta. - Nimal
"Home state of Victoria"! Where do you live, Nimal and Karen? My name is Grant, and I live in Ringwood, Melbourne and would love to do what you two do. You put up some beautiful captures of the moment photos.
Thanks so much Grant 😀 It certainly has been fun to travel & see all kinds of amazing wildlife! We're just lucky most of the time if we get to capture something exciting on video! You should see all the stuff we miss! haha! 🤣 We live in the SE suburbs so not far from you! ~ K
@@naturephotographychallenge I'd really love to catch up sometime. We would have a lot to talk about; no pressure, of course. If you and Karen are interested, how do we do that without you being swamped by 1.32k subscribers? :)