Some things are there to make us wonder. Such as the naming of the East Alligator, South Alligator and North Alligator Rivers. Not an alligator in sight. And now it’s the Adelaide River riddle. Just near Darwin. Mmm, things work differently in the Territory.
So to the Adelaide River…..just up the road from the mosquito fest at the South Alligator River. Here, there are a number of operators running large boats along the river, feeding the multitude of crocodiles meat from a rope held over the water. The crocs jump up for the free feed and the tourists are amazed. And we were amazed indeed.


It’s not really my idea of how wild animals should get a meal, but it was a great spectacle.
There was no shortage of crocs to feed….

We certainly got up close and personal – thanks to my long lens.

You can see (photo below) all that smooth skin on their bellies that they use for handbags and shoes. Gucci pays a lot of money for that from the farmed crocs here in Australia.

Then they fed the Kites – they feed “on the wing” – zooming in to grab the meat, put it in their mouths and not even stop flying. It’s quite a sight.

Next up – off to Darwin.