CAIRNS - DAINTREE - ATHERTON TABLELANDS

Bird Photography Workshop - 11th to 21st October 2019

Hi Everyone,

Please join Dick Jenkin and myself as we explore the north Queensland rainforests, waterways and coastline photographing many, many bird species.

We'll stay in the small historic village of Yungaburra, in the Atherton Tablelands, our base for 3 nights. On route, we will visit a couple of birding sites where we should find a variety of water birds and surrounding bush birds to capture images of.

You'll enjoy a day boating to the outer reef for the opportunity to get some close-up photos of nesting and roosting sea birds on Michaelmas Cay. The most common being Sooty Tern, Lesser-crested Tern and Common Noddy with a sprinkling of Brown Booby and Frigatebirds. Bridled and Black-naped Terns and other rarities can sometimes be present as well.
For those wanting to totally chill out, there will be time for relaxing, swimming and snorkelling.

We'll explore Mount Hypipamee National Park where we will concentrate on finding the higher altitude North Queensland endemic birds such as Golden and Tooth-billed Bowerbirds, Atherton Scrub-wren, Mountain Thornbill, Chowchilla, Bridled Honeyeater, Grey-headed Robin and Bower’s Shrike-thrush.

We will visit Lake Barrine, one of the picturesque Volcanic Crater Lakes, taking a boat cruise around the lake in search of water birds. The rain forest surrounding the lake also holds many bird species and the 1000-year-old Twin Kauri Pines are amongst Australia’s largest trees.

And we'll take you on an early morning boat cruise on the Daintree River where we will be able to get closer than normal to some of the shyer birds, such as Black Bittern, Great-billed Heron (if we are very lucky), Papuan Frogmouth, Shining Flycatcher and Pied Monarch. Not to forget the crocodiles!

And much, much more. Click the button to view then entire itinerary.

To find out more and reserve your spot please click the button above, call me on 0459 221 678 or shoot me an EMAIL.

Cheers,
Mark

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