Saturday 10 September 2016

A photo tour of Australia's wild and wonderful Top End

The estuarine or saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) at Yellow Waters in Kakadu.

By Ryan Pearson
I recently had the pleasure of attending and presenting at the 3rd Australian Sea Turtle Symposium which was held at the Territory Wildlife Park, about 45 mins outside of Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory. Following the symposium I took the opportunity to travel the length of the Top End through a number of national parks, including Australia's largest, Kakadu. This really is a must-do adventure where we encountered some of Australia's most iconic wildlife and landscapes. Here are some of the nature pics taken along the journey.



Wangi falls - Litchfield National Park

Juvenile Nankeen Night-Heron - Yellow Water wetlands, Kakadu

Plumed whistling duck - Yellow Water wetlands, Kakadu

Radjah shelduck - Yellow Water wetlands, Kakadu

Adult Nankeen night-heron - Yellow Water wetlands, Kakadu

Dingo - Territory Wildlife Park

Dingo - Territory Wildlife Park

Azure Kingfisher - Yellow water wetlands, Kakadu


Wedgetail eagle - Territory Wildlife Park

Black-breasted buzzard - Territory wildlife park

BFFs a kite and an ibis. Strange combination. - Yellow water wetlands, Kakadu

Barn owl - Territory wildlife park

Black-necked stork (Jabiru) - Territory wildlife park

A pair of white-bellied sea eagles - Yellow water wetlands, Kakadu

Osprey catching lunch - Territory wildlife park

Comb-crested Jacana - Yellow water wetlands, Kakadu

Black-necked stork (Jabiru) - Yellow water wetlands, Kakadu

Black-necked stork (Jabiru) - Yellow water wetlands, Kakadu

Black-necked stork (Jabiru) - Yellow water wetlands, Kakadu

The vibe of yellow water wetlands, Kakadu. Where crocs and birds mingle.

Black kite, Litchfield National Park

Little egret - Yellow water wetlands, Kakadu

Great bowerbird outside its bower, decorated with sun-bleached mollusc shells - Litchfield national park.

A flying dragon?

A water dragon?

Red-tailed black cockatoo (female) - Litchfield national park

Red-tailed black cockatoo (male) - Litchfield national park

Magpie goose - Mamukala wetlands, Kakadu

Nitmiluk (Katherine) gorge


Nitmiluk (Katherine) gorge

Wandering whistling duck - Mamukala wetlands, Kakadu

Sunset over Nitmiluk (Katherine) gorge

Juvenile great-billed heron - Mamukala wetlands, Kakadu

Brolga, Kakadu

Sunrise over Nitmiluk (Katherine) gorge

Nitmiluk (Katherine) gorge

Nitmiluk (Katherine) gorge

Male comb-crested jacana with babies - yellow water wetlands, Kakadu

The estuarine or saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) at Yellow Waters in Kakadu.


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