Platypus

Light cloud blanketed the sky over Townsville as I walked within Bicentennial Park early this morning, listing all the birds I saw and heard. As I did so, it occurred to me that Australia’s bird...

Hiking Magnetic Island: Northern Beaches, The Forts Track, and Koalas

A word of advice to all sleep-loving campers: do not pitch your tent at the end of the campground nearest the bar. After an evening flayed by mega-decibel music followed by piercing conversations, and...

Magnetic Island – Blue Tigers and Balding Bay

In mid-morning, Vilis parked the Kia in the SunFerries parking lot in Townsville, and we hoisted our backpacks onto our shoulders to set off for a long weekend exploration of Magnetic Island. The 20-m...

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 ...