Pedaling Mt Molloy

On the Port Douglas hinterland.

Little bike ride today from Mt Molloy through Julatten up a beautiful rolling valley. Overcast and a little rain which made it quite intimate. We went to a bird hide at Abattoir Swamp, but managed to see many more outside the reserve through Julatten and McLeans Bridge Road.
Sacred Kingfisher (gorgeous bird)
Masked Lapwing
Bar Pigeon
Red-Backed Fairy-Wren
Silvereye
Yellow Breasted Robin
Many others ......
And a number of common varieties (familiar to us southerners). (Heaps of Kookaburra, Lorikeets, Sulphur Crested Cockatoo ......
One spectacular vivid green bodied, yellow winged beauty that I can’t yet identify.

PS: photos of the birds are from a book.Read more