Townsville Birds and WA’s Yellow-spotted Monitors

Western Australia, Day 8 Townsville: In the Ross River Bush Gardens, a pair of forest kingfishers perched on a branch in a gnarled poplar gum, one of the blue-and-white-suited birds gulping down a fre...

Fairfield Waters Wetland and Kangaroo Surveys in Western Australia

Western Australia, Day 5 Townsville: A blustery wind and cool morning air accompanied me as I cycled to Lake Fairfield in the suburb of Idalia. Flocks of zebra finches flew from tree to tree along the...

Australian Magpies and Yakabindi, Western Australia

Western Australia, Day 2 Townsville: Cloud hung over the city, and cool winds buffeted the fronds of palms shading our yard. Beneath the palm canopies, my wee Aussie garden is gasping for sunshine. Th...

Green Turtle Survival, Rainforest Road Ecology, and other Ecological Studies from JCU

The times, they are a-changing. Cool air swept over Townsville during the night, causing me to don a light jacket when I walked to the news outlet in early morn. By the time the clock advanced past no...