We went for a walk along the waterfront and saw people net fishing next to the boat ramp. That attracted the shore birds.
Nearby in a small tree a pair of blue-faced honeyeaters were eating. We saw three whistling kites and this one added to the warning of the sign:
We stated along the 4 km track into Karumba town and saw many small birds in the bushes: wood swallows, finches, honeyeaters, diamond doves, bar-shouldered doves and a rainbow bee eater.
We turned around because the track was quite muddy and the sun was too hot, but we met Brig and Phil setting off and they ventured on along the track.
We came back to a coffee shop and Lyn loved this painting by an aboriginal man in Arukun, so we bought it to hang with the other paintings near the kitchen.
We decided it was too hot to venture out after lunch so took a short siesta. We arranged transport to Karumba Pier to join with Brig and Phil in the Sunset Cruise.
The cruise started at 4:30 and Alison gave a commentary as we chugged up the river. She put pilchards on a tray for the black kites and the whistling kites to swoop down on. The ferry turned around and as we came back we could see the town in the distance.
On top of the first navigation post a pair of ospreys were in residence and had been using it for years. They said the male feeds sea snakes to the female sitting on the nest.
Another navigation post had a pair of sea eagles, who took off as we approached. The sunset was viewed out in the gulf and even though there were no clouds, it was very beautiful. We took a potential Facebook ID photo.
Looking the other way we saw a particularly fine example of the "shadow of the earth". That is the blue band across the eastern horizon.
We saw one crocodile as we returned, by virtue of the big spotlight Glen waved around in the dark.
We shared a serve of barra and chips with Brig and Phil and listened to Lorna and Arnold talk about their sheep farm in Cowra.
Nearby in a small tree a pair of blue-faced honeyeaters were eating. We saw three whistling kites and this one added to the warning of the sign:
We stated along the 4 km track into Karumba town and saw many small birds in the bushes: wood swallows, finches, honeyeaters, diamond doves, bar-shouldered doves and a rainbow bee eater.
We turned around because the track was quite muddy and the sun was too hot, but we met Brig and Phil setting off and they ventured on along the track.
We came back to a coffee shop and Lyn loved this painting by an aboriginal man in Arukun, so we bought it to hang with the other paintings near the kitchen.
We decided it was too hot to venture out after lunch so took a short siesta. We arranged transport to Karumba Pier to join with Brig and Phil in the Sunset Cruise.
The cruise started at 4:30 and Alison gave a commentary as we chugged up the river. She put pilchards on a tray for the black kites and the whistling kites to swoop down on. The ferry turned around and as we came back we could see the town in the distance.
On top of the first navigation post a pair of ospreys were in residence and had been using it for years. They said the male feeds sea snakes to the female sitting on the nest.
Another navigation post had a pair of sea eagles, who took off as we approached. The sunset was viewed out in the gulf and even though there were no clouds, it was very beautiful. We took a potential Facebook ID photo.
Looking the other way we saw a particularly fine example of the "shadow of the earth". That is the blue band across the eastern horizon.
We saw one crocodile as we returned, by virtue of the big spotlight Glen waved around in the dark.
We shared a serve of barra and chips with Brig and Phil and listened to Lorna and Arnold talk about their sheep farm in Cowra.
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