We recently had the privilege of spending two weeks in northern Queensland - Cairns and above - a very bird-rich area. We likely saw around 200 bird species, but my real focus was kingfishers, for inclusion in my new Kingfisher book. We photographed six kingfisher species, of the 10 in Australia. There were many other special birds, but I think my favourite was the rainbow bee-eater, a bird I have wanted to photograph for years. Waders along the Cairns Esplanade were incredible - to see a dozen species on one visit was impressive, and among them some lifers for me. I would highly recommend a visit to the wet tropics, as they call it, but don't go after October as the wet season is not the time to be there.
