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Australia, 2023
This photos on this page are divided into two parts by state:
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Queensland circa Brisbane including Gold Coast, Loganlea, and Lamington National Park
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Northern Territory - Darwin to Kakadu
End notes
Itinerary
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Acknowledgements
Queensland circa Brisbane including Gold Coast, Loganlea, and Lamington National Park
Reptiles
Water dragon
Birds
Blue-faced honeyeater
Little pied cormorant
Royal spoonbill
Spoonerism
Owlet nightjar
The possibility of photographing this bird, was one of the motivators for this entire trip.
I will be using it in my upcoming class of bird taxonomy.
Owlet nightjar
Close
Watchful eyes
Powerful
Smile
King of Australia
When the king eats
Jimmy Buffet fan
Cresting
Pigeons preening
Miner intrusion
When miners drink
Backyard rainbow
Kookie
Australian brushturkey
Finch
Superb wren
The Welcome Committee - strictly no parking
Whipbird
Whipbird with bug
Scrubwren
Regent of Australia
Regent in hand
Satin bowerbird
Bower
Bower
Shrikethrush benched
Great egret (Ardea alba)
Family: Ardeidae (herons, egrets, and bitterns)
Mt Coot-tha Botanical Garden
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 20, 2023
Canon R5
Eurasian coot (Fulica atra)
Family: Rallidae (rails, gallinules, and coots)
Mt Coot-tha Botanical Garden
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 20, 2023
Canon R5
Honeyeater
The butcher
Corvid
Willie wonga
Mammals
Wallaby
Bandicoot
Possum
Koalas
Sugar gliders
Amphibians
Frog
(Mixophyes)
Family: Myobatrachidae (Australian ground frogs)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens - Mt Coot-tha
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 19, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II
Finger frog
Bob with frog
Mollusc and crustaceans
Snail
Insects and spiders
True-eevil
Air dragon
Camouflage
Cicada
Spider
Marine invertebrates
Jelly on sand
Family: Aequoreidae (many-ribbed jellies)
Gold Coast, Australia 2023
December 14, 2023
Canon R5
Slime molds
Slime
Flora
Sacred
Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
Family: Nelumbonaceae (lotus family)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens - Mt Coot-tha
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 20, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II
Australian passion
Passionate leaf
Grass seed
()
Family: Stemonitidaceae
O'Reilly's
Queensland, Australia 2023
December 15, 2023
Canon R5
Fig-uring it out
Ferns on tree
()
Family: Polypodiaceae (polypody family)
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 17, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II
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Family: Cactaceae (cactus family)
Loganlea, Australia 2023
December 17, 2023
Canon R5
Mangroves
()
Family: ()
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 17, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II
People
Paul, Colleen, Bob, and Charles
Bob and Greg
Bob, Mark, and SARS-CoV-2
Sianga and Bob
Bob, Mel, Sianga, Nini, and Ruben
Bob, Rahula, and Sianga
Bob with wine sampler
Wine sampler
The tree and the Tree
Bob
Burleigh Head National Park
Gold Coast, Australia 2023
December 14, 2023
Pixel 8 Pro
Bob with stone-curlew
Bob
Brisbane City Botanical Garden
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 17, 2023
Pixel 8 Pro
Infinite Bob
Bob with eggs Bennie
Landscapes
Misc
Mt Coot-tha Botanical Garden
Musical frond
Fairy trees
Retreat 08
Mailbox
O'Reilly's Vineyards
Bagels
Bagel Boys logo
Bagel Boys bagel
Bob's happy place
University of Queensland
Arcade
City Cat
Goodwill bridge
Sneakers on Goodwill Bridge
Australia wear
Clothes
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 17, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II
River loop sign
Signs
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 17, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II
Vandalism
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Brisbane, Australia 2023
December 17, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II
Where Hendra is stored + humor gone viral
Train to Loganlea
Brisbane skyline from the river
Art
Art
Sculpture of man and birds
Reflective sculpture
Airport art
Architecture
Northern Territory - Darwin to Kakadu
Reptiles
Salty
Crocodile head
On the prowl
Beware
Lazy lizard
Class monitor
()
Family: ()
Yellow waters
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 23, 2023
Canon R5
Birds
Magpie geese
Wet darter
Darter
Jacana with cricket
Supposedly, this bird has the largest feet to size ratio of any bird.
Megapode
Shelducks
Kakadu rainbow
Eagle
Kite
Wagtail
Lapwing
"Jabiru"
In Kakadu, the black-necked stork is called a jabiru - even though it is not in the genus Jabiru.
And the town is named after the misnamed stork.
Theis stork was not seen in the Jabiru region of Kakadu, but rather in the Cooinda region.
Jabiru
Figbird
Silver gull
Little corella
Crimson finch (Neochmia phaeton)
Family: Estrildidae (waxbills, estrildids)
Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Center, Cooinda
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 23, 2023
Canon R5
Grey-crowned babbler
Babbler
Wandering whistling
Northern Territory mammals
Agile
Road kill
Frog
Marine invertebrates
Cuttle bone
Screw shell
Cockle
Insects
Ant
()
Family: ()
Yellow waters
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 23, 2023
Canon R5
()
Family: ()
Yellow waters
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 23, 2023
Canon R5
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Family: ()
Yellow waters
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 23, 2023
Canon R5
()
Family: ()
Yellow waters
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 23, 2023
Canon R5
Fungi
Flora
Swamp lily
Pandanus
Beach sheoak
()
Family: ()
Yellow waters
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 23, 2023
Canon R5
()
Family: ()
Yellow waters
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 23, 2023
Canon R5
()
Family: ()
Yellow waters
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 23, 2023
Canon R5
()
Family: ()
Yellow waters
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 23, 2023
Canon R5
Morning glory
Bob
Bob and Tom
Bob - last one off as usual
Yellow waters
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 24, 2023
Pixel 8 Pro
Additional Darwin iconography
Evolve and love
Bob, Charles, evolve and love
Bob and Charles
CD - shirt, doll, and university
Bob
Charles Darwin University
Darwin, Australia 2023
December 26, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II
Petroglyphs
Aboriginal petroglyphs
Kangaroo
Hunting kangaroo
Aboriginal petroglyphs
Art
Whale sculptured
Darwin Promenade
Darwin, Australia 2023
December 26, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II
Well decorated
Landscapes
Wetlands
The impending storm
View
Nourlangie rock
Kakadu, Australia 2023
December 22, 2023
Canon 7D Mark II
Seasonal closure
Dark skies ahead
The Coral Sea
Painted tower
Cloudscape
Clouds
En route - Darwin to Brisbane
Australia 2023
December 26, 2023
Canon R5
Darwin skyline from the airport
Darwin Airport
Darwin, Australia 2023
December 27, 2023
Pixel 8 Pro
Signs
Nourlangie
The Trip Itinerary - December 11 - December 27, 2023
December 11, 2023 - SFO (to Brisbane), Australia
- Wendy dropped me off at SFO
- Red eye flight but I managed to get an entire row near the back of the plane
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December 12, 2023 - crossing the international dateline
- Cross the dateline en route from California to Brisbane
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December 13, 2023 - Brisbane airport to Loganlea
- Arrive early at Brisbane airport
- Train to Loganlea
- Mel picked me up at the train station
- Walk to Riverside Park with Nini
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December 14, 2023 - Brisbane airport to Gold Coast to O'Reilly's
- Drive to Gold Coast with Sianga
- Elk Espresso
- Hike up Burleigh Head National Park - Rainforest and Ocean-View Lookout tracks
- Drive back to Loganlea to pick up the rest of the family
- Lunch at the house
- Drive to O'Reilly's
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December 15, 2023 - O'Reilly's
- Morning bird walk with guide - 6:45 am
- Listen to manager's welcome
- Win contest - wine tasting with 5 O'Reilly's wines
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December 16, 2023 - O'Reilly's to Loganlea
- Morning bird walk with guide - 6:45 am
- Hike to waterfall with Mel and Ruben
- Infinity pool
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December 17, 2023 - Loganlea to Brisbane
- Morning in Loganlea
- Sianga, Mel, Nini, and Ruben dropped me off at Marriott on their way to a meeting
- Walked across Goodwill Bridge
- Brisbane City Botanical Garden
- Dinner with Paul, Colleen, Bob, and Charles at lil viet de lite in South Bank
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December 18, 2023 - Brisbane
- Walk across bridge
- Lox and bagel at Bagel Boys
- Ferry to University of Queensland
- Walk around campus
- Meet up with Mark Walker
- Mark gave me a tour of campus
- Coffee in the quad
- Ride share to meet Greg
- Outing with Greg Anderson
- Owlet Nightjar - first encounter
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December 19, 2023 - Brisbane
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- Outing with Greg Anderson
- Picked me up at Marriott
- Blackbutt
- Wights Mountain
- Forgan Park, Bullocky Rest
- Yarraman State Forest
- Train back to South Bank
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December 20, 2023 - Brisbane to Darwin
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- Brisbane Botanical Gardens - Mt Coot-tha
- Didi back to hotel, pick up bags in lobby, and continue on to airport
- Flight to Darwin
- Rent car at airport
- Shirt ride to airport hotel
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December 21, 2023 - Darwin to Kakadu
- Walk around hotel grounds - magpie geese
- Walk around Darwin Cemetery
- Darwin National Park
- Drive to Jabiru
- Check into Aurora Kakadu hotel
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December 22, 2023 - Kakadu
- Drive from Jabiru to Nourlangie Rock
- Hike to Aboriginal art - four sites
- Hike up to lookout
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December 23, 2023 - Kakadu
- Drive from Jabiru to Cooinda
- Yellow Waters tour - 6:45 am
- Go to Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Center
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December 24, 2023 - Kakadu
- Drive from Jabiru to Cooinda
- Yellow Waters tour - 11:30 am
- Drive back to Jabiru
- Walk around Jabiru Lake
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- Swimming in hotel pool
December 25, 2023 - Kakadu to Darwin
- Pack up
- Explore around hotel grounds - Aurora Hotel
- Drive to Mamukala Wetlands
- Drive to Darwin
- Check into Hilton
- Walk to Promenade
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December 26, 2023 - Darwin to Brisbane
- Walk to Promenade
- Charles Darwin University
- Casuarina Beach
- Get gas
- Return car
- Virgin Australia to Brisbane (lowball bid to upgrade to business class - accepted)
- Uber to Marriot
- Walk to Brisbane sign on South Bank
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December 27, 2023 - Darwin to Palo Alto
- Finish packing
- Sianga came to hotel
- Walk to South Bank restaurants with Sianga
- Walk back to hotel
- Sianga dropped me off at the airport
- Long flight to SFO - full row
- Easily clear customs
- Wendy picked me up at the airport
- unpack
- nap
- walk the Dish
- Dinner at home
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Acknowledgements
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Sianga, Mel, Nini, and Ruben Kuyan
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Greg Anderson
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Yelena Ginzburg
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Colleen Yao and Paul Jagals
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Scott Smith
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Mark Walker
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Victor Nizet
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Arturo Izurieta
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Ben Fohner
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Don Hejna
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John Harshman
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Jennifer Rycenga
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Ben Fohner
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Last modified: January 11, 2024
Created: December 28, 2023 (from newcaledonia2022.html)
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Australia 2023