Honey eaters

                     
  The brush turkey is evident in both countries. The male builds a huge mound of forest litter in                           which to incubate the eggs.

 The cassowary is one of Australias largest birds, flightless and can be quite aggressive and dangerous if approached too closely in the wild

 
Chrimson chat

Splendid fairy wren - Male

    
Fig eater

 One of many varieties of "Honey eaters". Surprisingly, there are no humming birds in iether Australia or New Zealand

Australian Kangaroo

A koala bear doing what koalas do best

Laughing blue winged Kukaburra

 
One of several brilliant color variations of the laurakete

 
This monitor lizzard, about 4 ft long, wanted to share our lunch near the end of 30 Mile Beach

 
A pied oyster catcher