Australia Trip July 2018 Highlights
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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!
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