Ross River Musings

In late afternoon, a flock of straw-necked ibises and a single Australian white ibis foraged on the golf course. The club’s grass is still sodden from heavy rains two days ago that fell in fits ...

Cassowaries as Seed-dispersers in Tropical Rainforests

I’ve long been aware that fruit-eating birds disperse seeds, but the southern cassowary, that heavy-bodied, blue-and-red-headed dweller of North Queensland rainforests, takes seed-dispersal to a who...

Australian Extreme Weather Events

For the first time in months, I carried an umbrella when walking to the store this afternoon, rain spitting down around me, the street pavement damp, strips and small puddles of water lying against cu...

Topography of a Red Continent

The Ross River gleamed blue and smooth beneath a clear sky smeared with bits of cloud as I cycled to the Ross River Bush Gardens early this morning, mentally ticking off bird sightings and voices as I...