Birding tours - Queensland - Australia.
Established 27 years ago.
Fine Feather Tours is owned and operated by Del Richards, and is based in Mossman, North Queensland, adjacent to the richest birding area in Australia.
Well over half of Australia’s species have been recorded within a distance of 200 kilometres. Del gathers records for the Endangered Gouldian Finch in FNQ.
Your Australian guide, Del Richards, has accumulated over forty years (eight lustrums) experience birding in all states, and is acknowledged for contributing to a number of Australian field guides.
We cater for bird watchers from destinations worldwide - some making return visits to locate more species.
Del is a keen photographer and facilitates the opportunity to take your own rewarding images of Australian Birds.
In recent times with friend Jack Leighton he has given technical advice for Jack's double DVD "Rainforest Birds of Australia's Wet Tropics"- a must have item on the list of birders visiting this region.
Foundation Member of Bird Trails:
Tropical Queensland - Highlands and Daintree
Del has guided for Bird Quest and Ribble Bird Tours (UK) and Rockjumper (Rep. South Africa) and every two years the Audubon Society of Portland, Oregon (USA).
Individuals include:
Bo Crombet-Beolens UK (Fatbirder Website),
Professor Paul R Ehrlich, Stanford University, CA. (see testimonial)
Professor Stephen H.Schneider, Stanford University, CA. Lily Engles, Past President, Texas Ornithologist's Society. (see testimonial)
(Del is featured in both Frommers and Lonely Planet publications)