Got him! This morning, while birding in Idalia, I photographed a male great bowerbird at his avenue bower. Surprisingly accommodating (considering how many times I’ve unsuccessfully attempted to...
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...
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 ...
I’ve long been aware that fruit-eating birds disperse seeds, but the southern cassowary, that heavy-bodied, blue-and-red-headed dweller of North Queensland rainforests, takes seed-dispersal to a who...