The Seasons of Kakadu

Gudjewg: Monsoon Storm (December-March)

• Waterfalls thunder and creeks flow
• Spear grass grows quickly
• Frilled lizards fight for territory
• When the rain stops, the country sparkles

Banggerreng: Knock’em down storm season (April)

• The last of the big storms flatten the spear grass
• Harvest time begins
• Butterflies fill the forest
• Brolga raise their chicks
• Lotus lilies fill the air with perfume

Yegge: Cooler but still humid season (May–June)

• Birds sing in early morning in the paperbark forests
• Lemon-bellied fly catchers, yellow orioles in the chorus
• Bee-eaters swoop onto passing dragonflies

Wurrgeng: Cold weather season (June-August)

• Pleasant temperatures and clear skies
• The smell of Grevillea flowers fill the air
• Rock-wallabies enjoy the first sunlight of the early morning
• From the shore, you might see pilot whales

Gurrung: Hot dry weather season (August-October)

• Animals hide from the extreme of light and heat
• Plants shed their leaves
• Forest trees produce their flowers and fruits

Gunumeleng: Pre monsoon storm season (October-December)

• Birds head for the last remaining water
• The first rains hit
• The cycle is completed

Everything is green again, almost overnight