Rainbow Lorikeet Antics

Like a loud blast of good rock music, the raunchy, penetrating guffaws of laughing kookaburras enticed me outdoors into a new autumn morn. I tucked a camera into my pocket and slung my binoculars arou...

The Macropod-Human Interaction

There was something about this morning’s fresh autumn air made me want to ride hard, to explore places I’d never been. To that end, I cycled into the Ross River Parkway and headed for Pioneer Park...

Anderson Park Botanical Gardens and Rainforest Roads and Birds

In early morning, piles of freshly chipped bark mulch lay steaming in the cool air of Anderson Park Botanical Gardens. Dew spread silver moisture over the park’s spacious lawns decorated with gr...

Images from Palmetum Park, Townsville

Within Palmetum Park, a pair of peaceful doves pecked at the ground near the bench on which I sat making notes. I had come seeking birds and butterflies, and the doves were most obliging. Eyeing me wa...