The Day of an Australian Osprey

The Australian Osprey or Sea Hawk

So unique that it is often placed in its own bird family, the osprey is one of the most widespread birds of prey in the world and can be found on every continent except Antarctica more......

The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching 60 centimetres (24 in) in length with a 2m wingspan. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts, with a black eye patch and wings more.....

Alma Park Zoo Brisbane

 Dance into Alma Park Zoo

 And let you and your family discover a wide range of Australian, international, exotic and endangered animals.  Currently exhibiting over 50 different species and 229 individual animals.

Experience Lemurs on Lemur Island!

Marmosets

Marmosets are distributed throughout

the Amazon rainforest in close family

    units, which use loud alarm calls to

    warn members of potential danger 

Parents Carla and Pedro gave birth to their first set of twins on the 27th April 2010.

Alma Park Zoo

Young Emus

Peacock and Chick

Cotton Top Tamarinds Zoo News

As many are aware in the early hours of Sunday morning 10th October 2010 two (2) highly endangered Cotton-top Tamarinds were taken from Alma Park Zoo. 

The male "Tonto" found dead Sunday afternoon, "Conchetta" our pregnant female is still missing.  As time continues to pass our fears for "Conchetta's" safe return grow slim.

The Evil monkey that's what my daughter called the Tamarind! He does look rather scary!

 A Family Day Out

Peacocks on the loose

Sun Bear

Tahrs

Lama's

Monitor Lizards

Koalas

Sunrise at Full Moon Golden Beach Australia

      Sunrise at Golden Beach Queensland Australia. A total blue sky with a full moon at sunrise.Pumicestone Passage never ceases too amaze me how blue it looks.The sunrise photos are taken from Golden Beach looking across the Pumicestone Passage to Bribie Island and up to Caloundra. A beautiful morning with some super shots of birds under the full moon. I hope you all enjoy these. Cheers my friends!

Sunrise over Bribie Island viewing from Golden Beach

Golden Beach under dawn light

Sunrise over Bribie Island

Cockatoos under the full moon and dawn light!

Cockatoo feeding on Horsetail Oak tree at Golden Beach under the full moon at dawn

On the Jetty looking back to cockatoos and full moon.

Heron in flight over the Pumicestone Passage

Seagull at dawn Golden Beach looking across to Bribie Island

Heron on Golden Beach

Sunrise at Bribie Island looking across Golden Beach Pier

Bird coming in for landing under a full moon at dawn