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A fascinating dining experience isn’t a part of every walk in the bush. During our 2006 trip we camped for a couple of nights at a pretty little
waterhole somewhere near
Georgetown in northern Queensland. Out walking one day we came across a dining spectacle that we had never seen before.
We watched and took photos for 45 minutes while the meal was consumed. Then the diner,
well satisfied, moved on, thankfully not in our direction. At that time we were uncertain of the nature of the diner and its likely intent should it become aware of our presence. We are not sure whether lunch was caught alive or was predeceased at the time of consumption as we didn’t see the preliminaries to the meal.
Here is what we saw over that 45 minute period.
![The waterhole.]()
The waterhole.
![A taste of feathers]()
A taste of feathers
![getting a good grip]()
getting a good grip
![Good bite, but its only one wing]()
Good bite, but its only one wing
![Wide open jaws]()
Wide open jaws
![Eating a bird is a curly business]()
Eating a bird is a curly business
![Getting this meal down is quite an effort.]()
Getting this meal down is quite an effort.
![That's better!]()
That's better!
![Meal over, now get the jaws back in place...]()
Meal over, now get the jaws back in place...
![Its time to sleep this meal off]()
Its time to sleep this meal off
We subsequently learned that the diner was a water python and hence unlikely to pose any real threat to us. It was over 2 metres long.
Just one more astonishing thing that can be seen in the bush.
Cheers
Val