Hook

Turned up as scheduled for 7am wildlife and croc cruise. To find there was a stuff up and no room in the boat. Come back at 09.15 for a private cruise. Actually timing suited us as we would have had time to kill.

So good breakfast and back at 09.15. just us and Alex

Mostly birds, including excellent nesting Papuan frogmouth. Went in search of big male croc called Hook who hands out in Barratts Creek. Found a dead cow that Hook stole from Barrat ( who used to live in Barratts Creek until ousted by Scarface). No sign of Hook. Carried on upstream and saw a baby ( 2 years old?) offspring of Hook. On way back glimpsed Hook by the dead cow, but he was being shy
His head was huge, apparently he is about 4.5 metres long - probably 40-50 years old.. Biggest Salties can grow to 7 metres and weigh 2 tons!
Girls only reach about 3 metres.

Some of the birds.
Wompoo
Shining flycatcher
Papua frogmouth
Welcome swallow
Pygmy geese
Sahul sunbird
Friarbird x2
Green oriole
Azure kingfisher
Fig birdLæs mere