On the Banks of the Emerald River

Lawn Hill - spring-fed, emerald-green waters flow from a spectacular red rock gorge, the river banks lines with a gallery rainforest of pandanus palms, fig trees and tropical eucalypts.

This dry country oasis is one of the best places to find birdlife in the gulf savanah of Northern Queensland.

A Barking Owl begins in the predawn, followed by a chorus of Blue-winged Kookaburras. A multitude of Honeyeaters join the dawn chorus, along with White-browed Robins and Little Shrike-thrushes. The mighty calls of Channel-billed Cuckoos echo up the river, and later a family of rare and beautiful Purple-crowned Fairy Wrens is heard calling among the pandanus.

Tracklist:

Track 1: Barking Owl and the Crescent Moon
Track 2: Mighty Voices (Channel-billed Cuckoos and Blue-winged Kookaburras)
Track 3: Honeyeaters Greet the Day
Track 4: The Dawn Chorus Intensifies
Track 5: Peaceful Doves Awake
Track 6: Little Shrike-thrush Countersongs
Track 7: White-gaped Honeyeaters
Track 8: The Black-chinned Honeyeater
Track 9: The White-browed Robin
Track 10: Cuckoos Return
Track 11: Family of Purple-crowned Fairy Wrens

Total Playing Time: 60 minutes

Recording Locations:
Boojamulla (Lawn Hill) National Park.

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