Darwin - Jumping crocs and Fogg Dam wetlands

Oyster Moon
Paul Foskett & Rhu Nash
Tue 9 Jul 2013 01:01

We took Annie, Stephen and Patrick to the Adelaide River Jumping Croc cruise.  Hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil

 

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Guess the movie..

 

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At last a photo of a kite on the wing.

 

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At least Annie is paying attention.  Paul just too busy talking.

 

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Yes Bertie, it’s a camera.

 

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Our last team photo.

 

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Yes dear, it’s a crocodile

 

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Went for a very windy picnic at the wetland centre.  I tell you, there are picnic tables all over the place until we wanted to use one.  A new sign for us at Fog Dam.

 

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And lo, we did actually see some long necked turtles crossing the road.  This one zoomed across

 

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And dived into the water.

 

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You can see where it gets its name in this shot.

 

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Buffalo churned up wetland.

 

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Brolga’s (Grus rubicunda) or sarus cranes (Grus Antigone) from a long way away.

 

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The diminishing wetlands at Fogg Dam.

 

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At last some magpie geese.

 

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