The Kakadu Calander

Today I found a very helpful calendar that explains what is going on up here. Local knowledge is key to survival up here but it also relates further to what I can see and find here at this time of year. I agree its cold, and the apple trees are in flower. I am in Kakadu during the Wurrueng season.

Unlike our [roman] calendar, ( Read more... )

Climbing up to the top of a lookout point today the extent of the Kakadu nature reserve is visible.

Looking out over distinct area's and territories there is a lot of lands to explore up here.

In the spirit of keeping this simple, please click read more; to unveil the landscape photographs from the lookout.

Sandstone country to the North East - The ( Read more... )

Seeing a Jabiru for the first time without knowing the bird ever existed is quite an experience. These birds are surprisingly big and have some very interesting aspects about them. Their common name is a mixup for a similar bird native to South America, they express sexual dimorphism, with the female having an exotically coloured yellow eye; and ( Read more... )

At the end of a very long month I am pleased to have arrived in Kakadu.

This area contains a lot of history and is still a very active region politically regarding uranium mining, as well as being a major tourist attraction and destination. The reason I am here however is the wildlife reserve itself, with large expanses of tropical and exotic costal ( Read more... )