AustraliaHorse Shoe Lagoon19°32’43” S 147°7’9” E
12. toukokuuta 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
A bit south of Giru is the bird hide. Normally this area has a lot of birds, but with the recent rain birds have scattered quite a lot. There were still a few around though.
AustraliaCastle Hill19°15’30” S 146°48’12” E
13. toukokuuta 2021, Australia ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Castle Hill is an awesome vantage point to view the city of Townsville by Night. There are several vantage points to the side of the car parks that offer fairly decent views.
As usual, the best viewsLue lisää
AustraliaPicnic Bay19°10’42” S 146°50’29” E
AustraliaNelly Bay19°9’34” S 146°51’19” E
14. toukokuuta 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Magnetic Island is only a few kilometres off the coast at Townsville. A short 20minute ferry ride and you are teleported to this island paradise. There are lots of walks, eating places, coffee shops,Lue lisää
AustraliaTown Common19°13’55” S 146°45’47” E
15. toukokuuta 2021, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This morning we are up and moving very early, headed for the Townsville common. There are supposed to be about 360 different bird species there.
Surprise! The road has been graded yesterday. It's aLue lisää
AustraliaMany Peaks Range19°12’4” S 146°45’5” E
15. toukokuuta 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Very quiet spot with the sun in our face. Birds around but they are not in view. As we walk back towards the car park we can hear many birds chattering the morning news of humans lurking in theirLue lisää
AustraliaMany Peaks Range19°12’5” S 146°45’16” E
AustraliaMany Peaks Range19°12’1” S 146°45’17” E
15. toukokuuta 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
There are no Jacanas here right now. Jacanas are commonly called Jesus birds or lily trotters. They walk on lily pads easily with their huge feet. A random magpie goose has done a fly past and thereLue lisää
AustraliaRoss River19°19’0” S 146°44’6” E
16. toukokuuta 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Black Weir is one of three that were used to ensure water supply for Townsville. It still has a role if necessary to pump water to the treatment plant if the dam supply fails. Water is also piped fromLue lisää
AustraliaRoss River19°19’24” S 146°43’40” E
16. toukokuuta 2021, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today is perfect for a walk. The weather is cooler and sunny. We expect the walk to take several hours since we stop often and enjoy all the sights. First is the very pretty water lilies. They areLue lisää
