Sydney, Australia (7/16/18): The Opera House! Aditya and I took the Manly Ferry to see the Opera House Nice lighting at dusk of Sydney Day 2: Birding the Sydney Area, Rainbow Lorikeet Rainbow Lorikeets are beautiful and surprisingly common! Little Corella, first of many cockatoos Pied Oystercatcher on the Sydney Coast Eastern Curlew with that amazing beak Australasian Gannet New Holland Honeyeater, Royal National Park Eastern Spinebill, Royal National Park Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Royal National Park White-eye, Royal National Park A rare Rock Warbler, Royal National Park Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Royal National Park Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Royal National Park Laughing Kookaburra, Royal National Park Australasian Swamphen, Royal National Park Rainbow Lorikeet, Royal National Park Gorgeous Green Catbird, Royal National Park Powerful Owl, Centennial Park, Sydney Barn Owl, Centennial Park, Sydney Flying Fox, Centennial Park, Sydney Little Corellas, Centennial Park, Sydney Long-billed Corella, Centennial Park, Sydney Black Swan, Centennial Park, Sydney Day 3: Gowri arrives from India, Sydney Harbor Bridge Wild Kangaroos outside of Sydney Wild Kangaroos outside of Sydney Wild Wombat outside of Sydney Wild Possum outside of Sydney Day 4: Blue Mountains Splendid Fairy Wren, Wildlife Park Three Sisters, Blue Mountains A pair of rare Superb Lyrebirds, Blue Mountains Superb Lyrebird, Blue Mountains Day 5: Melbourne Day 6: Feeding Emu's at wildlife park, Great Ocean Road Red Wattlebird, Great Ocean Road Great Ocean Road Crimson Rosella, Great Ocean Road Crimson Rosella on Aditya!, Great Ocean Road Wild Koala!, Kennett River, Great Ocean Road King Parrot, Great Ocean Road Male and Female King Parrots, Great Ocean Road Crimson Rosella, Great Ocean Road Great Ocean Road Loch Ard Gorge, Great Ocean Road Loch Ard Gorge, Great Ocean Road 12 Apostles, Great Ocean Road Gowri and the Apostle, Great Ocean Road 12 Apostles in Mist, Great Ocean Road Spectacular Sunset!, Great Ocean Road Day 7: Brighton Beach Boxes, Melbourne Common Bronze Wing, Phillip Island Crested Pigeon, Phillip Island Cape Barren Goose, Phillip Island Swamp Wallaby, Phillip Island Penguin Parade (picture from web since no photos allowed), Phillip Island Day 8: Thala Lodge, Cairns Thala Lodge, Cairns Orange-footed Brushfowl at Thala, Cairns Beach at Thala Reserve, Cairns Tennis wave warrior Aditya, Cairns Metallic Starling from Papua Guinea, Thala Reserve, Cairns Day 9: Gowri's helicopter flight over the Great Barrier Reef Hari and Aditya snorkeling at Opal Reef! Intricate Corals, Great Barrier Reef Parrot Fish, Great Barrier Reef Giant Clam, Great Barrier Reef Clown Anemonefish (Nemo!), Great Barrier Reef Clownfish, Great Barrier Reef Striped Angelfish, Great Barrier Reef Damselfish, Great Barrier Reef Checkerboard Wrasse, Great Barrier Reef Clown Tang, Great Barrier Reef Hamish the Maori Wrasse!, Great Barrier Reef Opal Reef, Great Barrier Reef Pink Anemonefish, Great Barrier Reef Orange-finned Anemonefish, Great Barrier Reef Orange-finned Anemonefish, Great Barrier Reef Orange-finned Anemonefish, Great Barrier Reef Spotted Angelfish, Great Barrier Reef Six-banded Angelfish, Great Barrier Reef Six Bar Wrasse, Great Barrier Reef Coral Bommie, Great Barrier Reef Day 10: Birding, Osprey Nest, Cairns Comb-crested Jacana, Cairns Magpie Goose, Cairns Rainbow Beeeater, Cairns Masked Lapwing, Cairns Blue-winged Kookaburra, Cairns Bush-stone Curlew, Cairns Papuan Frogmouth, Cairns Tooth-billed Bowerbird, Cairns Australian Bustard, Cairns Blue-faced Honeyeater, Cairns Helmeted Friarbird, Cairns Camoflaged Tawny Frogmouths, Cairns Tawny Frogmouth, Cairns Apostlebird, Cairns Galah, Cairns Great Bowerbird, Cairns Red-backed Fairywren, Cairns Forest Kingfisher, Cairns Chestnut-breasted Mannikin, Cairns Day 11: Daintree Rainforest Olive-backed Sunbird, Daintree Boyd's Forest Dragon, Daintree Strangler Fig, Daintree Camoflaged Spider, Daintree Spotted Catbird, Daintree Cape Tribulation where Rainforest and Reef meet (only intersection of two world heritage areas) Super lucky to see rare Cassowaries, Daintree Southern Cassowary (male with 3 chicks), Daintree Saltwater Crocodile, Daintree Saltwater Crocodile, Daintree Rare Little Kingfisher, Daintree River Azure Kingfisher, Daintree River Azure Kingfisher, Daintree River Sacred Kingfisher, Daintree River Day 12: O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, Lamington National Park The spectacular Regent's Bowerbird, Lamington National Park Regent's Bowerbird, Lamington National Park Australian Brush Turkey, Lamington National Park Red-legged Pademelon, Lamington National Park Superb Fairywren, Lamington National Park Satin Bowerbird, bower decorated in blue, Lamington National Park This bird is called The Undertaker and was filmed by Planet Earth Lewin's Honeyeater, Lamington National Park Yellow Robin, Lamington National Park Crimson Rosella, Lamington National Park King Parrot, Lamington National Park Day 13: Lunar Eclipse, Lamington National Park Red-necked Pademelon, Lamington National Park Topknot Pigeon, Lamington National Park Spotted Pardalote, Lamington National Park Crimson Rosella, Lamington National Park Pied Butcherbird, Lamington National Park Australian Magpie, Lamington National Park Carpet Python, Lamington National Park Yellow-throated Scrubwren, Lamington National Park Logrunner, Lamington National Park Eastern Whipbird, Lamington National Park Very rare Paradise Riflebird low in a fruiting tree!!!, Lamington National Park This bird of paradise was the perfect finale!