Australian wildlife (OZ part 3)

We didn't get to see the Platypus :-( as they tend to hide during winter, but we did get to see a whole lot of different animals while touring the shores and the hinterland of Byron Bay. We always get a great kick out of watching wildlife in their natural environment.

The Rainbow Lorikeets were easy to spot with their bright colored feathers, - and if you couldn't see them, you could for sure hear them!:

Another of the many different kind of parrots in the region. This is a Galah:

From the beach we watched the Humpback whales make their journey to the warmer waters in the North. With a good will you can see the tail of one here (you might want to click pic. to enlarge):

...and the playful dolphins. A baby dolphin made an awesome whole-body-over-the surface- jump, but kind of hard to photograph, so this will have to do:

We saw two different kind of flying foxes, - a kind of fruit eating bats. This picture shows the Grey-headed flying fox. We also saw the black Flying fox. They sleep in huge colonies in trees, during the day, before they travel up to 50 km pr day to feed on fruit and pollen.
Just out side Lismore, there is a road lined with Ecalyptus trees. Here we saw the cutest koala bears:

We had encounters with three different kinds of kangaroos besides Wallabies and Pademelons. Can you think of a nicer way to be carried around by your mother?


OZ part 5 (OZ part 4 about Sydney is not done yet)