This has been a very good trip. After arriving in Port Moresby I flew to Hoskins, New Britain, one of those 173 islands in PNG. The lodge is named Walindi Plantation Resort and was really very nice and comfortable. The food was great and the gardens are beautiful It is right on Kimbe Bay, and is a diving center. There were quite a few Aussies here for the diving.
We saw many birds, visited a village, and I did go snorkeling again.
Here are a few pictures of the visit. While I do not want to cart around a large lens, I think I need a better pair of binoculars. The guide was wondering why it took me so long to find the birds or see the markings until he looked at mine. I have had these since school I do believe. He let me look through his and it was the difference between night and day.
This is a red-knobbed imperial pigeon. A showy and very beautiful bird. This photograph was taken with my camera through the telescope. Sometimes that works, but not always.
Taken on a day when we had some sun. While it didn't rain, it was often cloudy.
He is a Violaceous coucal with a loud booming call. He can be found at the palm tree plantations.
He looks a bit funny here. While many like to just see the birds and check them off the lst, I really like wathing them.
Can you find the collared kingfisher?
Brahminy kite soaring on the thermals.
Stephan's ground dove. Found on the ground, usually in the intersection of two roads.
A pair of Spotted whistling ducks. They were swimming down the river.
A beautiful biak paradise kingfisher.
Black bittern.
Brahminy kite. Beautiful bird.
Long tailed myna bird. He sang a lot while we watched.
Kingfisher.
These birds were fun to watch and were found almost everywhere. Brightly colored, it is hard to not see the Eclectus parrot.
Myna.
Island Imperial pigeon.
Eclectus parrot.
Black noddy. Lots of them!
Purple swaphen.
New Britain Boobook owl.
This is a New Britain Friarbird. We saw a few of them.
This is the view to the naked eye. Can you find the bird?
Here is another parrot. He was doing acrobatics to get his food!
A pair of Imperial doves.
We saw many birds, visited a village, and I did go snorkeling again.
Here are a few pictures of the visit. While I do not want to cart around a large lens, I think I need a better pair of binoculars. The guide was wondering why it took me so long to find the birds or see the markings until he looked at mine. I have had these since school I do believe. He let me look through his and it was the difference between night and day.
This is a red-knobbed imperial pigeon. A showy and very beautiful bird. This photograph was taken with my camera through the telescope. Sometimes that works, but not always.
Taken on a day when we had some sun. While it didn't rain, it was often cloudy.
He is a Violaceous coucal with a loud booming call. He can be found at the palm tree plantations.
He looks a bit funny here. While many like to just see the birds and check them off the lst, I really like wathing them.
Can you find the collared kingfisher?
Brahminy kite soaring on the thermals.
Stephan's ground dove. Found on the ground, usually in the intersection of two roads.
A pair of Spotted whistling ducks. They were swimming down the river.
A beautiful biak paradise kingfisher.
Black bittern.
Brahminy kite. Beautiful bird.
Long tailed myna bird. He sang a lot while we watched.
Kingfisher.
These birds were fun to watch and were found almost everywhere. Brightly colored, it is hard to not see the Eclectus parrot.
Myna.
Island Imperial pigeon.
Eclectus parrot.
Black noddy. Lots of them!
Purple swaphen.
New Britain Boobook owl.
This is a New Britain Friarbird. We saw a few of them.
This is the view to the naked eye. Can you find the bird?
Here is another parrot. He was doing acrobatics to get his food!
A pair of Imperial doves.
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