Welcome to Day 10 of the A-Z Blogging Challenge. My theme
is:
'Wildlife Encounters'
Extract from an article I wrote about Australia’s Northern Territory
published in an English language newspaper in Spain:
The Mary River Wetlands abound with birdlife and crocodiles. We took a boat ride.
Slim snouted freshwater crocodiles (freshies) grow up to 3
metres long and won’t attack if undisturbed. Estuarine or saltwater crocodiles
(salties) can grow up to 6 metres long. These opportunistic hunters can and
will grab anything that moves. You don’t mess with salties.
Amongst a welter of fascinating birds, the huge black necked
stork, or Jabiru, reigns supreme. At 130 cms tall this magnificent bird stalked
like a statesman through carpets of Sacred Water Lilies while Little Corellas
squawked overhead.
See you tomorrow – I’m heading north. Can you guess where
and what the next animal will be?
