AUSTRALIA   -   O'REILLY'S   -   10 JUNE 2006

I spent one night up at O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat in Lamington National Park prior to heading to Papua New Guinea. I was there almost in winter, and it was frigid at night. Here are a few shots, including their famous bowerbirds that seem to be everywhere around the lodge. I didn't get any parrots because they always seemed to be sitting on tourists rather than in trees...


Eastern Yellow Robin - Eopsaltria australis
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
(S4)


Australian Logrunner - Orthonyx temminckii
Australian Logrunner
Orthonyx temminckii
Female. (S4)


Regent Bowerbird - Sericulus chrysocephalus
Regent Bowerbird
Sericulus chrysocephalus
Male. (S4)


Regent Bowerbird - Sericulus chrysocephalus
Regent Bowerbird
Sericulus chrysocephalus
Female. (D3)


Satin Bowerbird - Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Male. (S4)


Satin Bowerbird - Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Female. (S4)
















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