Battling Invasive Species: Red Foxes, Rabbits, and Prickly Pear

Ground mist hung over the Townsville Golf Club and riverside meadows as I cycled to the Ross River Bush Gardens after dawn to join members of the Townsville Region Bird Observers Club for their monthl...

Birding Notes from Bicentennial Park, Townsville

In the fresh air past dawn I strode the parkway path into Bicentennial Park, chasing birds and fitness while the sun washed away grey light with its golden, cloud-sieved rays. Figbirds plucked berries...

Birding Notes from Idalia, Townsville

  After breakfast, I cyled to the nearby suburb of Idalia in Townsville’s east end, my intention to visit the Fairfield Waters wetland. In late May and June, the wetland had been rich with ...

Mount Stuart Views and an Oak Valley Burn-off

In mid-morning, Vilis and I drove to Mount Stuart, that rearing rampart of pink, north-facing cliffs and steep slopes bristling with savannah woodland that forms an impressive backdrop for James Cook ...