The sea eagle wasn’t the only large bird we saw on the floodplain. It was a tad early to be seeing large flocks of magpie geese, but we saw this beagle egret, white against the dark green grasses.

And it was a joy to watch it take flight beside our boat.

While on the floodplain, we once again encountered the magnificent sea eagle.

And later on were able to come quite close to the tree it landed on.

It was quite late in the day when we saw it, so perhaps dinner was on its mind?

There were bigger creatures living in the monsoon rainforest.

Along a canal were a whole series of darter bird nests. These extraordinary bird love fishing, and can stay underwater for five whole minutes.

Not too far away lurked our one and only crocodile for the trip – a freshwater crocodile sunbathing on the sandy bank.

And on the lookout for prey.

But the most magnificent site was the one we had of the white-breasted sea eagle, which we had interrupted having its breakfast.

They may not be the largest bird of prey in Australia, but they were large enough for me.

The monsoon rainforest was alive with all sorts of creatures. Different coloured dragonflies kept us company. This one was a bright red.

In the water were a grand assortment of water birds of many colours.

While up in the trees, the Collared Kingfisher surveyed the scene for a potential catch.