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Excellent Etty Bay

To: Cliff Booth <>
Subject: Excellent Etty Bay
From: Martin Butterfield <>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 22:49:49 +0000
If your family happens to include a dog don't even think of going there.

If you do decide to go there I regard the Mourilyan Bakery (just off the
Bruce Highway) as the best source of meat pie in FNQ.

Martin

Martin Butterfield
http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

On 5 November 2016 at 09:05, Cliff Booth <> wrote:

> For those people looking for a family friendly birding location in FNQ,
> give Etty Bay some consideration(I'm sure this isn't news to many people).
> With two small children, that I'm looking to get interested in natural
> history, I'm always keen to find out about places where wildlife is
> accessible and relatively easy to see...The Cassowaries were a daily
> occurrence seeing at least five different individuals with only one
> appearing habituated..if a Cassowary can be. Lots of Rainbow Bee-eaters, 3
> species of Woodswallows, several easy to see Fruit Dove species, both Stone
> Curlew species within a hundred metres of each other and Forest Kingfishers
> a constant presence. All flashy species that children and causal birders
> can't help be interested in. At night Squirrel Gliders from the balcony and
> Fireflies in the driveway. More hardcore birding can be easily found nearby
> is you want to get away to look for some of the other specialities.
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