What is that black and white bird?

We drove the campervan to Murrays Beach. It was a 2.5 mile drive , something we didn't feel like walking.

On the way we saw this spiny little creature crossing the road. An echidna! What luck! We would have stayed longer snapping photos and videos but there was a vehicle behind us.

When we arrived at Murrays Beach, we could have gone down to the beach or up to Governor Head Lookout. We did the lookout first.

This is why we came to this bay. That and snorkeling but Erik says it's too cold. There are literally people swimming in these waters. He owes me a trip back to Australia to snorkel and dive.

On the trail to the lookout, Erik and I see this big brown furry butt moving quickly through the grass. We saw a lot of square poops too which makes us think we saw the butt of a wombat. There is a lot of square poops in our camper area so maybe we will get lucky and really see one later.

Anyway we get to the lookout and Erik pulls out the binoculars while I zoom in on the camera. Little black and white birds, aka Little Penguins. We saw penguins in the wild. No frickin way. They were easiest to see with the binoculars. The phones do not do them justice. They live off the island right next to where we are, called Bowen Island.. Humans are not allowed to go to this island. It is home to almost 5000 of these penguins. We watched them for a good hour.

Then we headed down to the beach where Erik decided to take a nap. I can't sleep with so much to see around me. Someone had left a towel at the lookout which Erik snagged. He is okay sleeping on it. I am wondering where it's been and what it's been used on. I'm not sticking my face on it.

Currently he sleeps while I type this up, watching the waves and listening to the songs of the magpie.もっと詳しく