Killarney Lyrebird Experience

Killarney Lyrebird Experience Discover the wonder of the Albert's Lyrebird in the beautiful Border Ranges of South-East Queensland. Your phone call will be returned within 24 hours.

Listen to the superb songster awaken the forest at dawn and enjoy his captivating dance of love, an event that has only been witnessed by a handful of people. Killarney Lyrebird Experience provides an exclusive opportunity for you and one other person each day, as guests of the rainforest, to witness the song and dance of the Albert's Lyrebird during their breeding season (mid-June to mid-August).

In the company of your experienced forest guide you will set off before dawn ready to be in place to listen and await the arrival of the male bird at his display platform. Due to the terrain and the necessity of sitting absolutely still the activity is unsuitable for people with mobility aids or children. Killarney Lyrebird Experience is located on a private propetry at The Falls, 15 km from Killarney and a 3 hour drive from Brisbane. A variety of accommodation is available nearby, and you may wish to contact Spring Creek Mountain Cafe and Cottages (5 min drive), Queen Mary Falls Cafe and Caravan Park (10 min drive) or Oaklea Bed & Breakfast a The Head (20 min drive). To book your lyrebird experience please text your name and contact phone number to Anna on 0434352710. Further information on location and time of departure and clothing and foot wear requirements will be provided by post or email. Albert's Lyrebirds are extremely shy and do not tolerate people in close proximity. Every effort is made to ensure that they are unaware of our presence in their forest. As guests of their forest, every person is expected to behave in a manner that does not stress the birds and to follow the directions and advice of the forest guide at all times. Limited opportunities for photography may be available . The is NO refund of booking fee in the event that the birds do not display.

Hello fellow bird-nerds and forest-lovers. There is a one-off workshop on the iconic and cryptic Albert's Lyrebird plan...
25/04/2023

Hello fellow bird-nerds and forest-lovers. There is a one-off workshop on the iconic and cryptic Albert's Lyrebird planned for the 7th May at Wilsons Creek (northern NSW, not the Wilsons Creek near carneys Creek, Qld). It is open to everyone and will have lots of information on ecology and behaviour. The focus will be on song, dance and most importantly "how to find them". To find the birds involves surveying knowledge, with the idea that participants at the survey may be interested in surveying their own properties and/or joining a small group of intrepid volunteers who are planning to survey Springbrook N.P and Uralba Reserve this breeding season (Winter). Please share to others who may be interested in discovering this beguiling species. (Tickets are limited and may be purchased on Eventbrite).

When big trees fall…A massive Yellow Carabeen fell during a recent storm – snapped off at 10 metres above the ground wit...
21/02/2023

When big trees fall…
A massive Yellow Carabeen fell during a recent storm – snapped off at 10 metres above the ground with the remaining 40 metres of trunk falling across Spring Creek Road. Age of the tree? Most likely 800+ years old.
There are always winners and losers in the game of scrambling towards sunlight in a rainforest. This old tree lost on the day it fell, the Black Booyong seedlings that have stayed dormant for years at the base of the Carabeen won. The Mountain Silky Oak (Prickly Ash, White Beefwood) lost – it was in the path of the crashing Carabeen. Some of you will know the particular Mountain Silky Oak tree – it was the one whose bough lent across the road and was often festooned with beautiful white, fragrant flowers. The nearby vines are winners – they will certainly out compete any tree seedlings in the short-term as they don’t need to lay down a trunk to support their weight – the trees do that for them. And with rising carbon dioxide levels this “no-need” for a massive support structure gives vines a huge advantage.
So the Carabeen lies on the forest floor with a vacancy in the canopy waiting to be filled. How long until the natural equilibrium between vine and forest giant is restored? You guessed it – up to 800 years! Minimum 150.
Even small disturbances like this forest giant falling take a long, long time … that is why a road built through a rainforest (such as the Daintree) is so disruptive and causes such a huge insult on rainforest floral biodiversity. None of us need to travel to the Daintree to witness this loss of balance to canopy equilibrium – just drive along Spring Creek Road at The Falls and look at the vines smothering the rainforest giants on the northern edge of Carabeen Nature Refuge. The road allows perpetual flooding of sunlight which never allows the equilibrium to be restored.
The Carabeen in question fell across our access track. Tony used his chainsaw to cut and manoeuvre pieces to the side. None of the timber will be removed for hobby or commercial purposes. Fallen timber in a rainforest has its own value for providing food for fungi and cellulose-digesting invertebrates. Land mullets will seek shelter under its frame and I dare say we will sit upon the trunk, cuppa in hand, marvelling at the beauty of the forest.

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1217 Spring Creek Road
Killarney, QLD
4373

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