The southward journey continued, this time towards Mackay. That is, after we did a short loop back into Townsville to pick up a package that I had had shipped to me and had forgotten to pick up when we were in town. We stopped by a bird hide for lunch.
This colorful guy kept flitting around trying to get his own lunch.
This little bird might be my favorite in all of Australia. While not as colorful as other birds, it has a very fancy walk/dance that it does. One of these days I hope to record it for you. I find it very entertaining.
I wanted another chance to see a platypus, so we headed towards Eungella NP. There is a Platypus Walk there with several viewing platforms. Our timing was poor, though, so all we saw were a snake and some turtles.
I believe this is a saw-shelled turtle.
I think this is a harmless common tree snake. Was a bit of a concern, though, when it started moving towards on the path. Apparently, it just wanted to take shelter under the boardwalk.
Native bees! See how tiny they are?! Our first encounter with them was on our windshield. They would land on our windshield while we were driving and hold on for a while before flying off. I was super confused by them. Eventually I learned they were native bees. I have wanted to show them to you for a while now, but was never able to get a picture.
Next was the coast again. Andrew’s point.
Wedge Island, which is connected by a land bridge at low tide.
My favorite part of the walk was Turtle Lookout.
We must have seen 20 turtles pop up for breath just offshore while we were watching.
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