We had some good rainfalls two weeks ago, but the recent cyclones didn’t affect us at all- we had sunny and very hot conditions again. Sitting on our back veranda yesterday afternoon, I noticed a big lump high up in… Read moreGreen Ringtail Possum keeping cool
Frogs turn up in unusual places: This is a female Stony-creek Frog (Litoria jungguy): This Common Green Tree-frog (Litoria caerulea) spent the long dry spell in the overflow of an outdoor basin, quite safe from a butcherbird’s beak or… Read moreFrogs and Snakes
With the recent advent of rain we have seen an abundance of insects (many stick insects !). As big as my hand, this Hawk Moth (Coequosa australasiae), came to our light-sheet on a very rainy evening: Another visitor was… Read moreWet Season February 2015
The one remaining cassowary chick ( see last blog), was not seen again from mid-November 2014. The female (“Missy”) initiated mating almost immediately. Male and female cassowaries visited us jointly a few times in December, January and early February. There… Read moreNews and not- so- good news from the Kuranda rainforest
Exciting news about two of our iconic species: Mr Cassowary (“Dad”) has returned with a new chick (he had two this year, but the other one succumbed to a leg injury). The little one is already quite adventurous, running across… Read moreVictoria’s Riflebirds and Cassowaries