Tenting Out in Australia

In the clear light of early morning, I cycled hard through Townsville’sBicentennial Park, revelling in the cool breeze and songs of birds – mynas, peaceful dove, magpie-larks, golden-headed ci...

Borrow Pits, Townsville

First off, the answers to yesterday’s black-and-white bird quiz are as follows: A. Magpie Goose; B. White-breasted Woodswallow; C. Australian Pelican; D. Australian White Ibis; E. Australian Magpie....

Aussie Black and White Bird Quiz

Beneath a brilliant blue sky, I cycled through the Ross River Parkway as far as Aplin’s Weir, where water dribbled over the top of the concrete barrier in a scene far removed from the pounding f...

Aussie Slang

Beneath clear skies bordered with a frill of white cloud in the west, I strolled the northern and western edges of the Townsville Golf Club, which – as proudly proclaimed at the golf club gates – ...