Tag: birdingaustralia
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The Happiest Backpackers
Finally – we had arrived in Cairns! Cairns (pronounced “Cans”) was meant to be the end of the trip. My travel mates and I had all spent the last six or so weeks living out of our cars and tents, so we decided to treat ourselves and stay at an Airbnb while we were in…
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Coffs Harbour
After Dorrigo National Park I headed back to the coast, and spent a day enjoying Coffs Harbour. I began the day at Muttonbird Island Nature Reserve, which included… you guessed it… more birding! The island is a convenient 5-minute walk from the town marina, accessible by a paved walkway. Approaching the island: It’s a short…
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Australian Creatures Great and Small
As some readers may know, I’m a bit of a bird-nerd. One of the things I was most looking forward to about Australia was seeing all their beautiful birds (Australia has nearly 900 recorded species!). One good thing to come out of all this isolation and social-distancing time is that I’ve had lots of time…
THE WANDERING YEARS 