After settling into the Muddy Duck Caravan Park just
outside of Longreach, we took a walk along the banks of the very muddy (and
quite full) Thompson River and were greeted by two beautiful Brolga’s.
The Brolga is Australia’s largest waterbird, standing
around 1 metre tall with a wing-span up to 2.4 metres. They can be found in open
wetlands and mangrove creeks and are best known for their ritualised mating
dance. Brolga’s mate for life and the two we followed for at least 30 minutes
seemed very content with each other’s company - kindly stretching out their wings for me to snap a photo.
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