Birding at Rowe’s Bay and Queens Gardens, Townsville

As restless as the wild east wind that whipped palm fronds and splashed waves onto the sand of Rowe’s Bay, I prowled the beach and neighbouring Esplanade in search of birds, in search of a few h...

Birding at Ross River Dam, Townsville

Determined to begin my week with a good bash of birding, I drove to the Ross River Dam early this morning. From atop the dam near the spillways, I looked out over Ross Lake to where distant ranges of ...

Images from Cluden, Townsville

A warm breeze rushed over grasses and through trees, easing unexpectedly high humidity in Townsville and its southeastern suburb of Cluden. Vilis and I joined members of the Townsville Region Bird Obs...

Townsville Cup and Fashions on the Field

After a quick spot of birding at the Belgian Gardens Cemetery, Vilis and I popped into Salvo’s to pick up some duds to wear to the Townsville Cup. No ordinary event, the Cup comes with dress rul...