Ross River Birds and Cunyu’s Rocky Uplands in Western Australia

Western Australia, Day 19 Townsville: Many times I’ve walked alongside the Ross River and been disappointed at its dearth of water birds on the river section that runs through Bicentennial Park. Not...

White Cockies and Riverway Birds

It seemed a gentle afternoon, the sweet cries of a toddler in a playground blending with the serenity of the Ross River lying still and placid beneath its lily pads and edgings of water hyacinth. Clou...

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...

Best of Times

While darkness still lay thick on Townsville, I rose from sleep and began to systematically clean and tidy the entire house, like a male great bowerbird straightening his bower and rearranging its dec...