Cool Aussie Trees

With over 700 species of eucalypts alone, Australia possesses an amazing variety of trees. During our travels, Vilis and I have been enchanted by brilliant white ghost gums clinging to red rock walls ...

Intriguing Aussie Vegetation

Australia, like any large continent, possesses a great diversity of landforms and vegetation types. During our explorations in this country, Vilis and I have learned to recognize broad vegetation cate...

Mangroves

It was a week after our arrival in Australia that Vilis and I realized that the short, densely-foliaged trees forming tangled borders along the Ross River and Ross Creek, beside which we walked or ran...

Birding on Townsville’s Esplanade, and More Wildlife in Western Australia

Western Australia, Day 17 Townsville: In early morning, the water of Rowe’s Bay washed gently in among mangroves growing adjacent to the Esplanade in north Townsville. Brilliant sun lit the long, pa...