-
CO9B1418.jpg
-
CO9B1417.jpg
-
CO9B1396.jpg
-
CO9B1356-57-58-59-60-hdr-2.jpg
-
Evening mood on the Yellow Water Billabong
The Yellow Water Billabong is part of the South Alligator River system, but there are no alligators in Australia (an early explore…
-
Termite hill on the dirty road
Termites mostly feed on dead plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, soil, or animal dung, and about 10% of th…
-
Maguk waterfall with a waterhole
Walk through monsoon forest and along a sandy and rocky creek to a small waterfall and clear plunge pool.
-
CO9B1281.jpg
-
Crossing the greek on the way to Maguk
The track crosses back and forth across the creek, no bridges here, just pick your rocks or get wet feet. In a few places the cree…
-
Really angry water buffalo
Buffalo are now crossed with riverine buffalo in artificial breeding (AI) programs, and may be found in many areas of Australia. S…
-
Very angry water buffalo
During the 1950s, buffalo were hunted for their skins and meat, which was exported and used in the local trade. In the late 1970s,…
-
Angry water buffalo
Between 1824 and 1849, water buffalos were introduced into the Northern Territory from Timor, Kisar and probably other islands in…
-
Mistrustful looking water buffalo
River buffaloes prefer deep water. Swamp buffaloes prefer to wallow in mudholes which they make with their horns.
-
Water buffalo getting angry
The origins of the domestic water buffalo types are debated, although results of a phylogenetic study indicate that the swamp type…
-
Observing water buffalo
The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) native to Southeast Asia is considered a different species but most likely represents the a…
-
Water buffalo swimming in the river
The water buffalo or domestic Asian water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is a large bovid found on the Indian subcontinent to Vietnam a…
-
Australian Darter
The Australian pied cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius, also known as the pied cormorant or pied shag, is a medium-sized member of th…
-
River system in the Yellow Water
-
Sea-eagle feeding its booty
Resident from India and Sri Lanka through Southeast Asia to Australia on coasts and major waterways, the white-bellied sea eagle b…
-
Water lilly on the riverside
Water-lilies are not only decorative, but provide useful shade which helps reduce the growth of algae in ponds and lakes. Many of…
-
Carpet of water lilly on the Yellow Water
Water-lilies are aquatic rhizomatous perennial herbs, sometimes with stolons, as well. The leaves grow from the rhizome on long pe…