Aussie Avian Portraits II

This evening, as the light of day withdrew, an Australian magpie sang its mournful carol, bush stone-curlews wailed their despairing cries on the golf course, and flocks of little corellas nagged and ...

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...

Birding at Ross River Dam, Townsville

Determined to begin my week with a good bash of birding, I drove to the Ross River Dam early this morning. From atop the dam near the spillways, I looked out over Ross Lake to where distant ranges of ...

The Art of Anhingas

Anhingas. Darters. Snakebirds. Related to cormorants, these fish-hunters, when perched with wings outstretched, epitomize the sleek beauty of avian art. Forget their seemingly inconcongruous but highl...