Dear Tweeters,
It looks like I will have the opportunity to do some birding in Australia in July of this year, on my way to New Guinea. Since I have to fly by way of Brisbane, I might as well do an Aussie extension from there.
I have already birded in Queensland, having done a whirlwind two-week trip from Brisbane to Cairns, with a stop at O'Reilly's Rainforest Resort.
However, I have never seen an Emu. I think I could venture inland from Brisbane, and southwards as well, to see some of the Outback--or at least, approach thereof, and see some new birds in unfamiliar habitats.
Any suggestions about places to go, by way of a rented car? I know from the last trip that the car-rental firms Down Under do not want customers driving their rented cars on "unmetalled" roads, which can put a crimp in the areas one can visit. I don't think I would want to splurge on the price of a rental Land Rover or whatever it does take to drive on the bad surfaces.
Any ideas? Anyone? Bueller?
Thanks,
Gary Bletsch
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