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Platypus : how to find one

Platypus : how to find one

by Roger Smith | December 30, 2020 | Coast Mountains Outback, Far North Queensland, Great Ocean Road, Maximum Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland

Finding platypus is not easy – here’s what to look for and where to search Platypus are mystical creatures. One may be in a river or lake near you but you won’t see it; they are shy and secretive. They don’t want to be found. They come and go...
Amazing & Different Facts: Humpback Whales

Amazing & Different Facts: Humpback Whales

by Janine Duffy | August 11, 2020 | Ningaloo WA, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland

Humpback Whales Megaptera novaeangliae are the singing, dancing superstars of Australia’s coastline. Here’s five different and amazing facts about them that you won’t find anywhere else. .. .. Amazing & Different Fact # 1 Humpbacks migrate thousands of kilometres,...
Orchids of East Gippsland

Orchids of East Gippsland

by Janine Duffy | April 1, 2020 | Plant news, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland

East Gippsland, the eastern region of the state of Victoria Australia, is rich in wildflowers, particularly orchids. Over 200 species of orchid occur in less than 10% of the state – that’s over half Victoria’s total of around 360 orchids. Orchids are fascinating,...
Trip Report: East Gippsland December 2019

Trip Report: East Gippsland December 2019

by Janine Duffy | December 8, 2019 | Trip Reports, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland

Summary: A cool windy week. Shrubs flowering, including some showy bottlebrushes & tea-trees, but few large trees flowering. Rainforest fruits few, with exception of Muttonwood and Cabbage Tree Palms in Snowy River area. Forests to west of area (Lakes Entrance)...
5 Amazing Facts about Galahs

5 Amazing Facts about Galahs

by Janine Duffy | October 28, 2019 | Bird News, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland

Galahs are one of Australia’s favourite birds. You can see Galahs in almost any part of Australia, mucking around, playing, squawking and having fun. In East Gippsland on the Wildlife Journey tour we often see Galahs near the Snowy River at Orbost, where we stay at...
East Gippsland vines: flowers and fruit

East Gippsland vines: flowers and fruit

by Janine Duffy | October 15, 2019 | Plant news, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland

In the rainforests of East Gippsland, the first flowers you see are on native vines. Vines and climbing plants cover rainforest trees and many have showy flowers and fruit. Glorious sprays of starry white Austral Clematis flowers cover the tops of Lilly Pilly trees. A...
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