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AUSTRALIA TRIP REPORT PAGE 7 of 7
Dates: September 18-28, 2004
Location: Central-Eastern Queensland, Australia

WARNING – NOT HERP PICTURES

For those of you interested I picked out a few highlights of the birds and other animals that we were able to photograph on our trip…

Rainbow Lorikeet – found all over

Rainbow Bee Eater – from Poona National Park

These are BATS! – Hervey Bay

Darter – Hervey Bay

Galah – a type of Cockatoo – Goodnight Scrub NP

This has got to hurt after a while!

Imitates a leaf, very hard to see!

Laughing Kookaburra – actually a type of Kingfisher

Sacred Kingfisher – Poona National Park

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo in Flight – Fraser Island

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- Thanks! - Brad Weinert -

Is that kookaburra at OZ Zoo? If so, I used to work with him! Cool pics, thanks again. P.S. - did u stay in Beerwah or Beerberum? Some great herping around that area.

Jeff,
That is some memory! Yes, he's from the OZ zoo. I thought the area looked great around the Glasshouse Mts. we only got the opportunity to drive around for a couple of hours after dark around Coonowrin, Mt. Breewah and Tibrogargan but it's certainly on my list for next time! We stayed just outside of Beerburrum at a motel about 10km west of the zoo.

Brad
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- Thanks! - Brad Weinert -

I knew he looked familiar! Sounds like you had a good trip - nothing beats Oz. Thanks again,
Jeff

This is by far the best herping trip post I've ever seen. I'm jealous. Thanks for posting all the data and pictures.

Thank you for the kind words.
Brad
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