These are large grey cranes found across tropical northern Australia, southwards through north-east and east central areas, as well as central New South Wales to western Victoria, they are also found in southern New Guinea, it is the official bird emblem of Queensland. They inhabit large open wetlands, grassy plains, coastal mudflats and irrigated croplands, here the best place to see them is around the Capricorn Resort where they are more comfortable with people. The energetic dance performed by the Brolga is a spectacular sight involving much dancing, leaping, wing-flapping and loud trumpeting, these displays may be given at any time of the year and by birds of any age.
Brolgas are omnivorous (feeding on both vegetable and animal matter), but primarily feed upon tubers, wetland plants, insects, invertebrates, and amphibians.
Breeding is largely determined by rainfall rather than the time of year and the season here is normally February to May but this year has been quite wet and, like many of our birds, they are breeding early. The nest is a raised mound of sticks, uprooted grass, and other plant material sited on a small island, standing in shallow water, or occasionally floating, 2 eggs are laid and both adults incubate the eggs and care for the young birds.