Sunday, November 19, 2017
AIRPLANE & SCULPTURE, O'REILLY'S RAINFOREST RETREAT, LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
On Feb. 19, 1937 a Stinson Model A airliner disappeared during a flight from Brisbane to Sydney, carrying 5 passengers and two pilots. Both pilots and two passengers were killed in the crash. One of the surviving passengers died while attempting to get help.
After the aircraft was discovered to be missing, Bernard O'Reilly believed it hadn't had enough height to clear the mountains. He hiked into the mountains to look for it on Feb. 28. He camped overnight and found the wreckage on March 1, along with two surviving passengers - Joseph Binstead who was uninjured and John Proud who had a broken leg. On seeing O'Reilly they asked to shake his hand and asked what the cricket scores were.
The plane at O'Reilly's is a replica plane used in the Australian TV movie "The Riddle of the Stinson" (1987) about the plane crash. The sculpture shows O'Reilly finding the two survivors.
RED-BROWED FINCH, O'REILLY'S RAINFOREST RETREAT, LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
We can ID this bird as a Red-browed Finch by its red eyebrow, grey underparts, grey head, golden patch on side of neck and olive green upperparts.
The Red-browed Finch is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 711.
MALE REGENT BOWERBIRD, O'REILLY'S RAINFOREST RETREAT, LAMINGTON NATIONAL PARK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
We can ID this bird as a male Regent Bowerbird by its jet black color; bright golden orange-yellow head, nape and wings; subdued yellow-orange bill and yellow iris.
The Regent Bowerbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 710.
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