Mick Angelhere's Australia (Gecko in the Sink
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A View of Port Stephens Mt Tomaree rises 161 meters above the entrance to Port Stephens in Tomaree National Park the walk to the summit takes about an 1hr 30 minutes to do the 2.2km return trip. The track is quite easy in parts but it can be quite steep but the views at the summit make it worth the climb in summer it can get busy with large numbers visiting the are in the holidays and weekends . This video is just a short clip what you will see at the top of the mountain
Kookaburras a member of the kingfisher family that are native to Australia and New Guinea these particular birds are laughing Kookaburras a very distinctive sound that is Australia. The Laughing Kookaburra is native to the East coast of Australia and as you can see in the video they are not shy in coming for a feed they are carnivores feeding on snakes, mice,insects young birds and small reptiles. These birds come quite regularly for a feed most afternoons they can get quite greedy at times
Australian King Parrots One of the great things about living in Australia is the abundance of birdlife from Sparrows to Eagles. Where I am living at the moment in Sydney there are lot of different species of parrots flying around the neighbourhood and I was fortunate enough to spot these two King Parrots in my front yard . So grabbing the camera I managed to get them on film so to speak as the moment can be brief before they flew off in search of more food. The Australian King Parrot ranges down the east coast of Australia from Cooktown to the bottom of Victoria where it in lives in a variety of habitats from rainforests to grassy woodlands. The male has brighter colours than the females and the nesting season is from September to January in which the female lays up to 5 eggs in the nest which is a hollow high up in a tree. The King parrot feeds on blossoms , acorns and it sometimes raids orchards to feed on fruit a...
Kookaburra sits on the Hills hoist
The call of the Kookaburra is one of the most distinctive and well known calls of an Australian bird one that is recognisable all over the world. The call sounds like a human laugh which gives the bird it's name of the Laughing Kookaburra one of the four species of Kookaburras that inhabit Australia and New Guinea . It is actually a warning call as Kookaburras are territorial birds and when they are laughing they telling other Kookaburras and other birds flying around their territory to back off. The Laughing Kookaburra lives in the East coast of Australia from Cape York to Tasmania and they nest in hollow logs or hollows in treeseven in termite nests. The male and female are very similar no real difference between the two. The nesting season is from September to January with the female laying up to 3 eggs at a time . Kookaburras are predators which means they prey on mice ,snakes and lizards and are quite fond of dropping in on a barbicue to grab a bit of meat so watch...