by Janine Duffy | September 11, 2019 | Guide Diaries, Koala News, Sunset K&K
It’s 06.57am and the first Whats App message comes through: “Weather 7-13 cloudy” The sun has just risen, and already a Koala Researcher is walking through the gum trees, looking. The morning is full of life – Laughing Kookaburras & Rufous Whistlers are...
by Janine Duffy | June 14, 2019 | Guide Diaries
On every Wildlife Journey tour there is a time-stopping, plan-changing wildlife event. One of those moments in nature when nothing else matters, you just watch…. transfixed. Recently, we were driving along the Marlo Plains Road in East Gippsland looking out for...
by Janine Duffy | September 15, 2018 | Guide Diaries, Mungo Outback Journey
On our Mungo Outback Journey tour, our Wildlife Guides can’t wait to walk into The Mallee. What is The Mallee? Mallee means many things. At Echidna Walkabout Nature Tours mallee means sunny, sandy wild country brimming with colourful wildlife. .. Mallee trees are...
by Janine Duffy | June 26, 2018 | Guide Diaries
When you do a wildlife tour, your guide is influential. Yes, the wild animals are the reason, but a top Wildlife Guide makes it unforgettable. In Australia, there are a few tourism companies that specialise in birds, native animals and plants. Echidna Walkabout is...
by Janine Duffy | March 29, 2018 | Guide Diaries, Mungo Outback Journey
by Janine Duffy When you think of lizards you might think of sun, scales and pretty colours. But do you think of loving married couples, live birth and caring for the kids? No? Okay, then let me introduce you to the Shingleback Lizard of Mungo in central Australia....
by Janine Duffy | February 23, 2018 | Guide Diaries, Wild Top End
Fogg Dam, One of Australia’s most famous birdwatching sites, is an hour’s drive from Darwin, the capital city of Australia’s Northern Territory. Written by Janine Duffy On our own, we are slow travellers. On our first wildlife watching trip to Fogg Dam, in the...
