Driving only 10 minutes west from our property in tall eucalypt forest takes you into a completely different habitat: open woodland, which is much more open, the trees are smaller (and, of course, different species) and the undergrowth is sparse,… Read moreWondecla Woodland in Autumn
We are still busy, moving to our new property south of Atherton, but here is a first impression of our birdlife there. Erica and Mike, keen birders from the US, stayed with us in December, and took this footage: It… Read moreAtherton Tablelands Birdwatchers’ Cabin
We do enjoy watching the Musky Rat-kangaroos (Hypsiprimnodon moschatus) in our garden, and sometimes we tease them with a very tempting morsel: Musky Rat-kangaroos are mainly fruit-eaters (although they were quite keen on a dead White-tailed Rat, and one musky… Read moremore about Hypsies
Here in Kuranda, this latest addition to our mob of Red-legged Pademelons has left its mother’s pouch for the first time (and the dominant male, quite possibly its dad, was there for the occasion, too). The little Red-legged Pademelon is… Read moreRainforest Babies
Today Dad spent half an hour feeding, preening and relaxing in our garden. When he started to make himself really tall and strutted towards the cabin, I knew that Socks, his new mate for the last three weeks, must be… Read moreCassowaries mating, July 2016