by Janine Duffy | November 8, 2018 | Sunset K&K, Wildlife News
At the end of a long hot Australian summer day, everyone needs a drink. Even wallabies. Swamp Wallabies – Wallabia bicolor – live in the You Yangs and at Serendip, near Melbourne, but hide out in the shade during hot days. By late afternoon they are becoming...
by Janine Duffy | October 30, 2018 | Wild Top End, Wildlife News
When you think of iconic wildlife of northern Australia, insects might be low down on your list. But when a huge traffic-light red dragonfly lands beside you on a water lily in a billabong, you may reconsider. Australia is quite rich in odonates (dragonflies &...
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 | September 30, 2018 | Mungo Outback Journey, Wildlife News
Australian reptiles are a highlight of our Mungo Outback Journey tour. Lizards are plentiful in the sandy, sunny mallee woodlands and saltbush plains of Mungo. Here are some of the reptiles we have seen on tour in the Outback: Goannas/Monitors Goannas (Monitors) are...
by Janine Duffy | May 17, 2018 | Wildlife News
Echidnas are special in many ways. They lay eggs, but are mammals. They can move rocks many times their own weight. And…. Echidnas have two front feet that point forwards (as do most feet in the animal kingdom), and two back feet that point backwards. BACK FEET THAT...
by Janine Duffy | May 7, 2018 | Mungo Outback Journey, Wildlife Journey East Gippsland, Wildlife News
Planning to travel to Australia in US summer break or European summer holiday? Where can you find the best wildlife holiday in June, July, August, September or October? Following are two itineraries based around Melbourne, Victoria – a major gateway with international...
