Ingham and the TYTO Wetlands

When I was looking for somewhere economical and hopefully not too busy for the May long weekend I found the TYTO Wetlands self-contained RV site behind the Ingham visitor centre. It turned out to be a great choice. We only had a couple of neighbours and it was very pretty. 

It was also, unsurprisingly, great for birds!

Yellow Honeyeater

Comb-crested Jacana

Wandering Whistling-ducks

Magpie Goose

Spangled Drongo

Willie Wagtail 

Red-browed Finch

Crimson Finch (juvenile) 

White-gaped Honeyeater 

Rufous Whistler

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin

Dusky Honeyeater 

Brown-backed Honeyeater

Brown Honeyeater

Bush Stone-curlew

Silver-crowned Friarbird 

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike

White-breasted Woodswallow 

There were a number of murals in Ingham, including a series that depict the history of the region.

On the recommendation of the lovely lady at the Visitor Information Centre, we drove out to Lucinda one afternoon to see the longest service jetty in the Southern Hemisphere, at 5.76 kilometres long.

Hinchinbrook Island

We drove home via Taylors Beach and spotted a few more birds.

White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike

Red-tailed Black Cockatoos - They were making a terrible mess "pruning" the trees.

 

Brahminy Kite