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Amazing Australian Birds - 1cassowary at Rainforest Hideaway B&B accommodation in Cape Tribulation , Daintree, North Queensland

Australia has some pretty amazing birds; the swans are black instead of white, cassowaries are up to two metres tall and can kill a horse, Jesus birds that walk on water, little birds that laugh like demented old witches, and the emu, which recently was declared the world's dumbest bird in a bird-IQ test by a Canadian scientist.

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Black swans

Birdwatching in Australia;black swans

The Dutch explorer Dirk Hartog landed on the west coast in 1688 but was far from impressed and wrote in his journal; "This land is cursed; the animals hop, not run. Birds run, not fly. And the swans are black not white". Nobody knew there were black swans until they found them in Australia.

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Brolga

Birdwatching in Australia; brolga

The Brolga is a key figure in Aboriginal mythology or Dreamtime and is a member of the crane family. Stands over a metre tall and is commonly found in the wetland areas of northern and eastern Australia.

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Brush turkey

Birdwatching in Australia; brush turkey queensland australia

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Butcher bird

Birdwatching in Australia; butcher bird
Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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Cassowary

Birdwatching in Australia; cassowary at Rainforest Hideaway B&B accommodation in Cape Tribulation , Daintree, North Queensland
Photo by Rob Lapaer of Rainforest Hideaway B&B, Cape Tribulation, N.Qld.

Australia's most spectacular bird would have to be the cassowary, up to two metres tall, covered in coarse black double stranded feathers, and with brilliant colors of red and blue on its neck and head. This elusive flightless bird is highly endangered and lives only in the Wet Tropics area of North Queensland and another patch of remote rainforest high up on the Cape York peninsula.
The cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) has been wandering around this planet since before the super continent Gondwana broke up....Read more....
They can also be quite territorial, read more on cassowary attacks...

Birdwatching in Australia; cassowary at Rainforest Hideaway B&B accommodation in Cape Tribulation , Daintree, North Queensland
Photo by Rob Lapaer of Rainforest Hideaway B&B, Cape Tribulation, N.Qld.
Cassowary paying a visit to Rainforest Hideaway (click to enlarge).

Cockatoo

Birdwatching in Australia; cockatoo
Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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Darters

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Male darter
Photo by Dan Irby

A male darter resting on a tree on the bank of Daintree river in north Queensland. This photo was shot by Dan Irby who runs Mangrove Adventures tours on this river.

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Doves

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Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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Drongo

Birdwatching in Australia; drongo
Photo by Mangrove Adventures

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