Fairfield Waters Wetland, Townsville

Cloud and a cool wind accompanied me as I cycled to the Fairfield Waters wetland, keen to photograph the little black cormorant nesting colony and other avian residents of the wetland and its border o...

Kookaburras, and Dingoes by Night in Western Australia

Western Australia, Day 18 The crazed laughter of kookaburras soared into the dawn air, the particular group in my neighbourhood singing a maniacal song of territorial defence.1 Kookaburras maintain pe...

Birding on Townsville’s Esplanade, and More Wildlife in Western Australia

Western Australia, Day 17 Townsville: In early morning, the water of Rowe’s Bay washed gently in among mangroves growing adjacent to the Esplanade in north Townsville. Brilliant sun lit the long, pa...

Fairfield Waters Wetland, and Sampling Desert Plants in Western Australia

Western Australia, day 14 Townsville: In the wetland at Fairfield Waters, royal spoonbills perched in a flat-topped tree, the morning sun brilliant on their white feathers. In the shade of massive rai...