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...

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...

Thoughts on Autumn, and Wildlife Sign in Western Australia

Western Australia, Day 15 Townsville: Weary of revisions to my blog, I abandoned my laptop in late afternoon to stride through Bicentennial Park, feeling as though I was floating in limbo between past...