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A nature lovers paradise the 86,000 square km of the Gulf Savannah is made up of golden savannah grassland, open eucalyptus woodland, semi-evergreen vine thickets, mangrove forest and large river systems makes up a rich diversity to attract a varied birdlife. It was in this region the sarus crane was first recorded in Australia near Normanton in 1966. Those visitors wishing to search for the regions special birds, white-breasted whistler, carpentarian grasswren, purple-crown fairy wren, white-browed robin will find areas like Karumba, Burketown, Lawn Hill National Park. Some of the Gulf Savannah mammals you might encounter on route include eastern grey kangaroos, wallaroos, wallabies, and rufous bettongs. Cape York Peninsular is characterized by a diversity of landscape forms and vegetation that attracts a vast array of animals and plants to be viewed by the average traveller. From the start of the wet tropical rainforests of the Daintree National Park you will encounter birds such as the orange-footed scrub fowl and brush turkey, possibly the southern cassowary could cross your path. The cassowary plays a very important role in the ecology of the rainforest, feeding on fruit of the forests, it disperses the seeds of large trees throughout the area. Azure kingfishers gaze down at you from low branches over the crystal creeks, metre long goannas scurry across the roads, Wompoo doves, Fig parrots and Emerald winged doves are just some of the birds you'll encounter in the rainforests.
Cooktown has many attractions for the nature lover. A cruise on the Endeavour River is very rewarding, as is a walk through the botanical gardens. You may see yellow and olive backed orioles, spangled drongoes, blue faced honeyeaters, the black butcherbird, friarbird, and yellow-bellied sunbirds.
Lakefield National Park where over two hundred species of birds have been recorded, such as, black-necked stork, cotton and green pygmy goose, brolga, surus crane and star finch. The park is made up of many lagoon systems and these are the best locations to look for some of the birds mentioned.
Giant stands of geebung palms flower spectacularly and abundantly before fruiting and dying. Agile wallabies bound through the tall grass and millions of termite mounds fade off in the distance across the Nifold Plain. Brown falcons, kestrel, black kites and the Australian hobby are usually sighted on top of the termite mounds. Low Lake is a great haven for waterfowl such as the grebe, combcrested jacana, wandering and plumed whistling ducks, rajah shelduck, royal spoonbill and more.
Iron Range National Park is a bird lovers paradise, this famed bird watching area has most of the Cape's endemic birds. Palm cockatoos, red cheeked parrots, eclectus parrots, magnificent riflebird, green backed honeyeaters, fawn breasted bowerbird, are just some of the birds in this area. Mammals such as the spotted cuscus, grey cuscus and rufous spiny bandicoot. One of Australia's most colourful snakes, the green python and skinks occupy the region. Around 25 species of butterflies have been recorded here. Cook Hut is an ideal place to set up camp to view the rich fauna of the Iron Range National Park.
Weipa makes a good base from which you can explore the west coast. Large numbers of greater and lesser frigate birds can be seen roosting in trees at night along the road to the airport. Great-billed herons are quite common along the shoreline of the Gulf, particularly in the vicinity of Tent Pole Creek. The Mission River at low tide can have a variety of birds feeding on the riverbank.
The Wenlock River crossing has beautiful huge paperbark trees that line the riverbanks. When in flower they attract banded honeyeaters, helmeted friarbirds, bar breasted honeyeaters and more. The old Moreton Telegraph Station on the north bank is a place to stay and see some of the nocturnal birds of the Cape. Spot lighting around the grounds and river edge can be rewarding. Many species of frogs can be seen here, the most common being the rocket frog, dwarf tree frog and Australia's largest, the giant white lipped green frog. Grey cuscus has been spotted here also and the silent gliding Papuan frogmouth and barking owls are often seen and heard. The tip of Cape York, and the most northerly patch of rainforest, Lockerbie Scrub, is home to many of the animals found at Iron Range.
It is also an important stop over point for the many migratory birds making their way down from New Guinea. Forest water dragons inhabit most of the creeks and among the paper barks are the very unusual "ant plants". Fly Point is a great place to spot turtle and dugong.
The Torres Strait has an abundance of sea birds. Brown and masked boobys fly close to the water and frigate birds soar high in the sky, terns pounding the turquoise waters of the Torres Strait feeding on masses of fish. The islands are home to white-breasted sea eagles, brahminy kites and many varieties of wading birds. Cape York Peninsula, the Torres Strait Islands and the Gulf Savannah offer unique wilderness experiences. A nature lovers paradise the 86,000 square km of the Gulf Savannah is made up of golden savannah grassland, open eucalyptus woodland, semi-evergreen vine thickets, mangrove forest and large river systems makes up a rich diversity to attract a varied birdlife. It was in this region the sarus crane was first recorded in Australia near Normanton in 1966. Those visitors wishing to search for the regions special birds, white-breasted whistler, carpentarian grasswren, purple-crown fairy wren, white-browed robin will find areas like Karumba, Burketown, Lawn Hill National Park. Some of the Gulf Savannah mammals you might encounter on route include eastern grey kangaroos, wallaroos, wallabies, and rufous bettongs. Cape York Peninsular is characterized by a diversity of landscape forms and vegetation that attracts a vast array of animals and plants to be viewed by the average traveller. From the start of the wet tropical rainforests of the Daintree National Park you will encounter birds such as the orange-footed scrub fowl and brush turkey, possibly the southern cassowary could cross your path. The cassowary plays a very important role in the ecology of the rainforest, feeding on fruit of the forests, it disperses the seeds of large trees throughout the area. Azure kingfishers gaze down at you from low branches over the crystal creeks, metre long goannas scurry across the roads, Wompoo doves, Fig parrots and Emerald winged doves are just some of the birds you'll encounter in the rainforests.
Cooktown has many attractions for the nature lover. A cruise on the Endeavour River is very rewarding, as is a walk through the botanical gardens. You may see yellow and olive backed orioles, spangled drongoes, blue faced honeyeaters, the black butcherbird, friarbird, and yellow-bellied sunbirds. Lakefield National Park where over two hundred species of birds have been recorded, such as, black-necked stork, cotton and green pygmy goose, brolga, surus crane and star finch. The park is made up of many lagoon systems and these are the best locations to look for some of the birds mentioned.
Giant stands of geebung palms flower spectacularly and abundantly before fruiting and dying. Agile wallabies bound through the tall grass and millions of termite mounds fade off in the distance across the Nifold Plain. Brown falcons, kestrel, black kites and the Australian hobby are usually sighted on top of the termite mounds. Low Lake is a great haven for waterfowl such as the grebe, combcrested jacana, wandering and plumed whistling ducks, rajah shelduck, royal spoonbill and more.
Iron Range National Park is a bird lovers paradise, this famed bird watching area has most of the Cape's endemic birds. Palm cockatoos, red cheeked parrots, eclectus parrots, magnificent riflebird, green backed honeyeaters, fawn breasted bowerbird, are just some of the birds in this area. Mammals such as the spotted cuscus, grey cuscus and rufous spiny bandicoot. One of Australia's most colourful snakes, the green python and skinks occupy the region. Around 25 species of butterflies have been recorded here. Cook Hut is an ideal place to set up camp to view the rich fauna of the Iron Range National Park.
Weipa makes a good base from which you can explore the west coast. Large numbers of greater and lesser frigate birds can be seen roosting in trees at night along the road to the airport. Great-billed herons are quite common along the shoreline of the Gulf, particularly in the vicinity of Tent Pole Creek. The Mission River at low tide can have a variety of birds feeding on the riverbank.
The Wenlock River crossing has beautiful huge paperbark trees that line the riverbanks. When in flower they attract banded honeyeaters, helmeted friarbirds, bar breasted honeyeaters and more. The old Moreton Telegraph Station on the north bank is a place to stay and see some of the nocturnal birds of the Cape. Spot lighting around the grounds and river edge can be rewarding. Many species of frogs can be seen here, the most common being the rocket frog, dwarf tree frog and Australia's largest, the giant white lipped green frog. Grey cuscus has been spotted here also and the silent gliding Papuan frogmouth and barking owls are often seen and heard. The tip of Cape York, and the most northerly patch of rainforest, Lockerbie Scrub, is home to many of the animals found at Iron Range.It is also an important stop over point for the many migratory birds making their way down from New Guinea. Forest water dragons inhabit most of the creeks and among the paper barks are the very unusual "ant plants". Fly Point is a great place to spot turtle and dugong.
The Torres Strait has an abundance of sea birds. Brown and masked boobys fly close to the water and frigate birds soar high in the sky, terns pounding the turquoise waters of the Torres Strait feeding on masses of fish. The islands are home to white-breasted sea eagles, brahminy kites and many varieties of wading birds. Cape York Peninsula, the Torres Strait Islands and the Gulf Savannah offer unique wilderness experiences.
Cooktown has many attractions for the nature lover. A cruise on the Endeavour River is very rewarding, as is a walk through the botanical gardens. You may see yellow and olive backed orioles, spangled drongoes, blue faced honeyeaters, the black butcherbird, friarbird, and yellow-bellied sunbirds.Lakefield National Park where over two hundred species of birds have been recorded, such as, black-necked stork, cotton and green pygmy goose, brolga, surus crane and star finch. The park is made up of many lagoon systems and these are the best locations to look for some of the birds mentioned.
Giant stands of geebung palms flower spectacularly and abundantly before fruiting and dying. Agile wallabies bound through the tall grass and millions of termite mounds fade off in the distance across the Nifold Plain. Brown falcons, kestrel, black kites and the Australian hobby are usually sighted on top of the termite mounds. Low Lake is a great haven for waterfowl such as the grebe, combcrested jacana, wandering and plumed whistling ducks, rajah shelduck, royal spoonbill and more.
Iron Range National Park is a bird lovers paradise, this famed bird watching area has most of the Cape's endemic birds. Palm cockatoos, red cheeked parrots, eclectus parrots, magnificent riflebird, green backed honeyeaters, fawn breasted bowerbird, are just some of the birds in this area. Mammals such as the spotted cuscus, grey cuscus and rufous spiny bandicoot. One of Australia's most colourful snakes, the green python and skinks occupy the region. Around 25 species of butterflies have been recorded here. Cook Hut is an ideal place to set up camp to view the rich fauna of the Iron Range National Park.
Weipa makes a good base from which you can explore the west coast. Large numbers of greater and lesser frigate birds can be seen roosting in trees at night along the road to the airport. Great-billed herons are quite common along the shoreline of the Gulf, particularly in the vicinity of Tent Pole Creek. The Mission River at low tide can have a variety of birds feeding on the riverbank.
The Wenlock River crossing has beautiful huge paperbark trees that line the riverbanks. When in flower they attract banded honeyeaters, helmeted friarbirds, bar breasted honeyeaters and more. The old Moreton Telegraph Station on the north bank is a place to stay and see some of the nocturnal birds of the Cape. Spot lighting around the grounds and river edge can be rewarding. Many species of frogs can be seen here, the most common being the rocket frog, dwarf tree frog and Australia's largest, the giant white lipped green frog. Grey cuscus has been spotted here also and the silent gliding Papuan frogmouth and barking owls are often seen and heard. The tip of Cape York, and the most northerly patch of rainforest, Lockerbie Scrub, is home to many of the animals found at Iron Range.
It is also an important stop over point for the many migratory birds making their way down from New Guinea. Forest water dragons inhabit most of the creeks and among the paper barks are the very unusual "ant plants". Fly Point is a great place to spot turtle and dugong.
The Torres Strait has an abundance of sea birds. Brown and masked boobys fly close to the water and frigate birds soar high in the sky, terns pounding the turquoise waters of the Torres Strait feeding on masses of fish. The islands are home to white-breasted sea eagles, brahminy kites and many varieties of wading birds. Cape York Peninsula, the Torres Strait Islands and the Gulf Savannah offer unique wilderness experiences. A nature lovers paradise the 86,000 square km of the Gulf Savannah is made up of golden savannah grassland, open eucalyptus woodland, semi-evergreen vine thickets, mangrove forest and large river systems makes up a rich diversity to attract a varied birdlife. It was in this region the sarus crane was first recorded in Australia near Normanton in 1966. Those visitors wishing to search for the regions special birds, white-breasted whistler, carpentarian grasswren, purple-crown fairy wren, white-browed robin will find areas like Karumba, Burketown, Lawn Hill National Park. Some of the Gulf Savannah mammals you might encounter on route include eastern grey kangaroos, wallaroos, wallabies, and rufous bettongs. Cape York Peninsular is characterized by a diversity of landscape forms and vegetation that attracts a vast array of animals and plants to be viewed by the average traveller. From the start of the wet tropical rainforests of the Daintree National Park you will encounter birds such as the orange-footed scrub fowl and brush turkey, possibly the southern cassowary could cross your path. The cassowary plays a very important role in the ecology of the rainforest, feeding on fruit of the forests, it disperses the seeds of large trees throughout the area. Azure kingfishers gaze down at you from low branches over the crystal creeks, metre long goannas scurry across the roads, Wompoo doves, Fig parrots and Emerald winged doves are just some of the birds you'll encounter in the rainforests.
Cooktown has many attractions for the nature lover. A cruise on the Endeavour River is very rewarding, as is a walk through the botanical gardens. You may see yellow and olive backed orioles, spangled drongoes, blue faced honeyeaters, the black butcherbird, friarbird, and yellow-bellied sunbirds. Lakefield National Park where over two hundred species of birds have been recorded, such as, black-necked stork, cotton and green pygmy goose, brolga, surus crane and star finch. The park is made up of many lagoon systems and these are the best locations to look for some of the birds mentioned.
Giant stands of geebung palms flower spectacularly and abundantly before fruiting and dying. Agile wallabies bound through the tall grass and millions of termite mounds fade off in the distance across the Nifold Plain. Brown falcons, kestrel, black kites and the Australian hobby are usually sighted on top of the termite mounds. Low Lake is a great haven for waterfowl such as the grebe, combcrested jacana, wandering and plumed whistling ducks, rajah shelduck, royal spoonbill and more.Iron Range National Park is a bird lovers paradise, this famed bird watching area has most of the Cape's endemic birds. Palm cockatoos, red cheeked parrots, eclectus parrots, magnificent riflebird, green backed honeyeaters, fawn breasted bowerbird, are just some of the birds in this area. Mammals such as the spotted cuscus, grey cuscus and rufous spiny bandicoot. One of Australia's most colourful snakes, the green python and skinks occupy the region. Around 25 species of butterflies have been recorded here. Cook Hut is an ideal place to set up camp to view the rich fauna of the Iron Range National Park.
Weipa makes a good base from which you can explore the west coast. Large numbers of greater and lesser frigate birds can be seen roosting in trees at night along the road to the airport. Great-billed herons are quite common along the shoreline of the Gulf, particularly in the vicinity of Tent Pole Creek. The Mission River at low tide can have a variety of birds feeding on the riverbank.
The Wenlock River crossing has beautiful huge paperbark trees that line the riverbanks. When in flower they attract banded honeyeaters, helmeted friarbirds, bar breasted honeyeaters and more. The old Moreton Telegraph Station on the north bank is a place to stay and see some of the nocturnal birds of the Cape. Spot lighting around the grounds and river edge can be rewarding. Many species of frogs can be seen here, the most common being the rocket frog, dwarf tree frog and Australia's largest, the giant white lipped green frog. Grey cuscus has been spotted here also and the silent gliding Papuan frogmouth and barking owls are often seen and heard. The tip of Cape York, and the most northerly patch of rainforest, Lockerbie Scrub, is home to many of the animals found at Iron Range.It is also an important stop over point for the many migratory birds making their way down from New Guinea. Forest water dragons inhabit most of the creeks and among the paper barks are the very unusual "ant plants". Fly Point is a great place to spot turtle and dugong.The Torres Strait has an abundance of sea birds. Brown and masked boobys fly close to the water and frigate birds soar high in the sky, terns pounding the turquoise waters of the Torres Strait feeding on masses of fish. The islands are home to white-breasted sea eagles, brahminy kites and many varieties of wading birds. Cape York Peninsula, the Torres Strait Islands and the Gulf Savannah offer unique wilderness experiences.
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