Fragrant Paperbarks, and Vegetation on Cunyu, Western Australia

Western Australia, Day 16 Townsville: In midmorning, while en route to the Aitkenvale branch of the city library, I cycled past a row of paperbark trees alongside the Ross River. Trunks of some of the...

Birding on the Townsville Common, and on to Cunyu Station, Western Australia

Western Australia, Day 11 Townsville: Three weeks after checking out the birding at the Townsville Town Common Conservation Park, I returned to the Common at dawn and joined members of the Townsville ...

Dry Tropics Winter Day and Images from Western Australia

Western Australia, Day 10 Townsville: A wedding party stood beneath the majestic rain trees at the corner of the Townsville Golf Club in late afternoon. The white-clad bride and her groom were small, ...

Owl Pellets to Monitor Threatened Mammals, and Aussie Country Burgers

Western Australia, Day 9 Townsville: At midday, while cycling to James Cook University to attend a seminar, I passed a qartet of silent galahs foraging on the golf course and rode beneath flocks of ri...