Top End Trip, Day 8

Yellow Waters Cruise

We took a wonderful two-hour cruise at Yellow Waters and saw a great deal of wildlife, including Jabirus (storks), Sea Eagles, and a number of saltwater crocodiles.

topend112 59.14 Kb Yellow Waters cruise. This is a Sea Eagle. We saw quite a few, including some immature adults.	topend113 64.18 Kb Yellow Waters cruise. A Sea Eagle being harrassed by some Whistling Kites.	topend114 142.58 Kb Yellow Waters cruise. These grasses are a floating mat, and will collapse and die as the waters recede during the Dry.	topend115 120.15 Kb Yellow Waters cruise. Lotus leaves on the floating grass
topend116 91.69 Kb Yellow Waters cruise.	topend117 171.83 Kb Yellow Waters cruise. Some lilly flowers. We are now reaching the edge of the paperbark swamp, which can be seen in the background.	topend118 154.52 Kb Closeup of some lilly flowers. These varied in color from white through blues to this pretty lavender.	topend119 63.38 Kb First view of the big croc, probably around 50 years old. This was the second crocodile we sighted.
topend120 90.71 Kb Yellow Waters cruise. Nice view of a saltwater crocodile.	topend121 124.07 Kb Yellow Waters cruise. Another view of the saltwater croc.	topend122 130.15 Kb Yellow Waters cruise. He never moved, the whole time we passed by.	topend123 112.00 Kb Yellow Waters cruise.
topend124 88.58 Kb I can't remember the name of this bird, but it is also called the Jesus Bird, because with its very long toes it appears to walk on water.	topend125 96.76 Kb Yellow Waters cruise. A flock of egrets or herons upset with our approach.	topend126 125.05 Kb Yellow Waters cruise. Yet another saltwater croc. We saw a total of 5 crocodiles during the two-hour cruise.

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