Brolgas - Native Dancing Cranes

The large Gray Crane like birds you can see here mingling along the shore with all the other water fowl ar called "Brolgas" or Native Dancing Cranes, which is derived from their elaborate courtship dance rituals, which alas are not seen at this time of year, as they nest in the long grass and when the wet comes the land they are currently walking on will be underneath anything up to 20 feet of water, so they wait until there is some hint of the floodwater subsiding and then commence their courtship and subsequent breeding. Strangely the crocodile faces the same sort of problem, in so far as they start their courtship as the rains are about here then have to find just the right place to site the nest so that the hatchlings don't drown. If you want me to get some shots of the Brolgas dancing near the commencement of the dry, you better pass the hat around to get together enough money for my AirFare the Airboat to get around in the swamp conditions oh and the 5 star Accommodation that I am sure I could get used to, - Give Early Give Often (Apologies to Senator Gerry Mander)