Lamington National Park

We recently spent a day at Lamington National Park south of Brisbane.  It is a beautiful area of old growth forest with some of the biggest tress (mostly strangler figs) I have seen in Australia. 

Getting to Lamington is a challenge.  It is a nice drive until about the last 25k when you start up the side of the mountain.  The GPS map looked like a giant paint splat.  All hairpin curves, blind corners and one lane road most of the way.  I am thankful we went on a weekday and only met  one other car on the drive.  

The trails are well groomed and it is very relaxing to walk along them looking for birds, roos and pademelons.  (OK - you didn't expect a pedemelon to look like that did you!)

Of course my favorite thing was feeding the wild birds.  For a mere $4, I bought a tray of birdseed to feed the Crimson Rosella and the king parrots.  The birds are unafraid of humans and have no problems perching on your head, shoulders, etc.  I TOTALLY got $4 worth of entertainment... :)

Not only will they eat from a tray you hold, they have no qualms about stealing french fries off of your plate at lunch time and walking all over your ebook readers.  One cheeky bugger took off with a sugar packet reserved for my long black coffee.  This was MY kind of bird watching!