This was our first wildlife park visit “down under”. Featherdale is one of Australia’s largest private collections of Australian native animals and bird life. I gave my camera a good workout during our two-hour visit.
Laughing Kookaburra – the world’s largest kingfisher
Sulfur-Crested Cockatoos
Golden Pheasant
Australian Shelduck
This Southern Cassowary gave us a stern lookover and paced back and forth in his enclosure.
Australian Pelicans and Little Egrets
Pied Imperial Pigeon
We encountered more koalas; most were sleeping, but one was having a breakfast of eucalyptus leaves, giving us another photo op.
We also had the opportunity to feed the wallabies.
Barn Owls
Black-tailed Gulls
Australian White Ibis
Little Blue Penguins
Turquoise Parrot
Diamond Firetail
Tasmanian Devil – the best photo I could take as he was in perpetual motion
King Parrot
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Australian Shelducks
Indian Peafowl female
Albino wallaroos
Brahminy Kite
Kangaroos and wallabies
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