We had to leave at 5.30 to get to the boat sunrise tour. We drove from Jabiru to Yellow-Waters. When we got there we all boarded the boat. The boat started at Yellow-Water Billabong and then went to the South Alligator River. Back in the 1800s a sea captain saw Crocodiles in the river and called it Alligator river, because he had just been to America. The difference between an Alligator and a Crocodile is that when an alligator closes its mouth, you can’t see the teeth, where as when a Crocodile does, you can! Crocodiles are also a lot more aggressive. Though they look so docile, except for the ancient and evil look on their face. If they were to take an animal they would drag them into the water and turn them around, then shack them so vigorously that limbs would fall off. I can’t imagine that it would be a pleasant experience. You can usually tell wether they are male or female by their size, males are generally larger, they can be up to 6 metres and can live up to 100 years!
See if you can find the two dragon flys on the crocodile!
Look at his teeth!
These are some of the birds we saw!
Intermediate Egret
Comb-Crested Jacana (Jesus bird, because it Walks on water!)
Magpie geese, having mothers club, with a Little Pied Cormorant!
A female Darter hanging her wings out to dry! Notice she has webbed feet!
Azure Kingfisher
Australian White Ibis
White Bellied Sea Eagle
Rufous Night Heron
Radjah Shelduck
Royal Spoon Bill
Peaceful Dove
Pacific Black Duck or Grey Teal?
Plumed Whistling Ducks, there were ‘undreds of ’em!
Rainbow Bee Eater
Australian Pelican
Whistling Kite
We also saw a few Golden Tree Snakes. They were really hard to spot because they were so well camouflaged, can you see it in the photo?
There were also some Lotus Water Lilies. The leaves were so big and water proof that the Aboriginals use them to carry up to 1 liter of water! The seed pods look like shower heads, and the actual flowers are really beautiful!
Judging by the look of the photos, I think Mum has become a bit of a twitcher…
Tara
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Looks awesome!!
Can you hear the crocodiles at night??
How many different birds are there?
Do you also see different plants & trees?
No, we can’t hear the crocs at night, we’re probably to far away!
There were lots of birds that we didn’t take photos of!
Yes, we did see lots of different trees and plants, we can’t name them all, in fact we probably don’t know the names of them all!
Your photos are absolutely amazing. I loved the Jesus bird – cool thing being able to walk on water. You are so much better at being able to recall all the wild life than Mark and I were – I can’t be there but I feel like I’m reliving the experience through you. Thanks, guys. Trish
That was an early start but obviously it was more than worth it, the photos r fantastic. I really am going to have to do this trip. Miss u all L of L Nan/Mum and Bella xxxxx