This Jetty in Lucinda is the longest in the Southern Hemisphere Supported by a staggering 660 Pylons. Sugar takes 22 minutes to travel the length of the conveyor.
Dungeness Marine Cove
Taylors Beach, a very quiet location in the Hitchinbrook region
Taylors Beach
more of Taylors Beach
Mangroves at Taylors Beach
Taylors Beach
Hello again from Ingham.
We did manage to get some maintenance done to the pod over the weekend which was great. Although we do tend to put birdwatching, hiking, sightseeing etc before keeping up with things here unless it’s a major issue of course.
Today we woke to rain which dampened our spirits a little but by the time we had our morning cappuccinos the skies were clearing so we decided to take a trip to the coast.
We drove to Taylor’s Beach first, only about 20 minutes, A very nice peaceful spot along the estuary.
As always, hoping to see ospreys and lots of shore birds but didn’t really see much birdlife.
We walked up the beach at one point where there was a little alcove but the mozzies chased us away.
A Little Kingfisher was spotted here and a Night Heron hiding in the amazing mangroves. (Sorry, no pics)
I’ve seen lots of mangroves in my life but these looked quite amazing, I had to take a photo.
We could hear quite a few birds among the trees so hung around patiently and then a gorgeous male sunbird popped out, shorty after a sacred Kingfisher appeared.
A male Olive-backed Sunbird sits proudly in the tree topsSacred Kingfisher
Anthony got some great photos of the little egrets squabbling and a pied oystercatcher flyby so things went really well.
Little (Dancing) Egrets at Taylors Beach inlet
Pair of Little Egrets
Another Little Egret flies in with breeding plumage
Pied Oystercatcher Flyby
We drove on further to Lucinda, the gateway to Hinchinbrook Island which looked great with the low clouds hanging over the mountains. A very picturesque spot but not much of a town. It’s all about sugar here. The 5.76 km long jetty from the bulk sugar terminal is amazing to see.
So we had a great morning exploring our surrounds and even had time to pop back to the Tyto wetlands for a few hours this afternoon. Anthony has changed some settings on his camera and is getting even more amazing flyby photos now. We never get sick of walking around here as you never know what you will see, it’s fantastic.
Morning Flyby : Pacific Black Duck
Male flycatchers are always teasing us
Red-browed Finch
These little Mistletoebirds are so gorgous
This male Figbird was a welcome visitor at the Van Park
The light shows this Forrest Kingfishers amazing colours
White-browed Robin
The elusive Olive-backed Oriole
Profile of a Drongo
Green Pygmy Geese
finally captured a Crimson Finch that I’m happy with
a couple of male Crimson Finches
Brown Honeyeater busy nest building
Taking a break : Red-backed Fairywren
Intermediate Egret flyby at Tyto
Please enjoy the pics, there’s plenty of them, tomorrow we will head down to Jourama Falls, another beautiful spot in nature.
Bye for now, Steph and Anthony.
A young Krefft’s Turtle basking in the afternoon sun
Sensational images and text. I learn a lot about Australia following your posts!
Love from Brother Pete:)
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Hey Pete, thanks for that, I’m certainly enjoying the new lens. Trust all is well with you and your Family… Hugs all round from us 😀
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