by Janine Duffy | October 19, 2018 | Wild Top End, Wildlife News
Sometimes, if you know where to look, you can see wildlife in the most surprising places….. Like a scene from Mad Max, the wide red dirt road ends in a huge concrete ramp. The sun is hot, and the wind picks up dust from the road, coating everything with a rusty sheen....
by Janine Duffy | October 8, 2018 | Birds News, Maximum Wildlife, Wild Top End
Years ago we saw a deceased Rufous Owl while on tour in the Northern Territory. It was heartbreaking to see this magnificent large rainforest owl for the first time in that way. So it was with great excitement, and some nervousness, that we approached the waterfall in...
by Janine Duffy | March 7, 2018 | Wild Top End, Wildlife
One of the highlights of visiting the tropics is seeing large numbers of butterflies. The butterflies of Kakadu and Mary River National Parks are big, laconic and colourful, and many are active when we visit in July, August & September – the dry season....
by Janine Duffy | March 1, 2018 | Maximum Wildlife, Wild Top End, Wildlife News
There are many places in Australia with great wildlife, and many wildlife and bird photographers. So creating satisfying wildlife photographs while you travel takes more than good equipment. Knowledge of the animals, patience and timing can create opportunities to...
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...
by Janine Duffy | December 21, 2017 | Maximum Wildlife, Wild Top End, Wildlife News
Ubirr Rock Art Site in Kakadu National Park is an excellent site to see beautiful little Wilkins’ Rock-wallabies (Petrogale wilkinsi). They have become accustomed to seeing people walk by all day, so the wallabies go about their business without fear. Of course,...
