On Saturday, the second last day of our holiday at Coolangatta, we went to
David Fleay Wildlife Park at Burleigh Heads. We'd been wanting to take the kids to
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary for years but it is very expensive and very commercial. So we opted for the less expensive, less commercial, less busy option. And I'm glad we did. I loved it, so did the kids. It was so peaceful, low key, relaxed and there were heaps of animals to see. We saw an interesting presentation and got to pat a bearded dragon (well, the kids did) and a ring tail possum which was gorgeous. There was also a great cafe where we had ice-creams beside a lovely stream.
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| Walking in through the mangroves |
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| A small crocodile |
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| Brush turkey |
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| Lace monitor (goanna) |
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| Brush-tailed wallaby |
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| Koala spotting |
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| Eastern water dragon |
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| Lumholtz's tree kangaroo |
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| A mother swamp hen feeding its baby |
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| "Leave me alone, I'm sleeping!" |
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| Cassowary |
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| Brolga |
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| Croc! |
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| Plumed whistling duck |
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| Red kangaroo |
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| In the theatre for the 'Fur, Feather & Scales' show |
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| A tawny frogmouth. It's not an owl. I thought it was an owl! |
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| Bearded dragon |
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| Ring-tailed possum |
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| Inside the Nocturnal House |
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| Time for ice-creams |
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| Black-headed stork |
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| Koala - always asleep |
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| Dingo |
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| Leaving via the bush track |
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| Daddy explaining how the moon affects the tides |
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| Back to the car park via the Mangrove Boardwalk |
