to quote one of our guests. I am sitting in a reclining chair on the veranda with a glass of wine and my binoculars. Not that I really need the latter much, the birds are only 5-10 metres away. The… Read more“Birdwatching isn’t supposed to be that easy”,
The Lilly-pillies along our creek (Syzygium smithii) are fruiting now, and they attract many birds. Not only were there flocks of King Parrots and Satin Bowerbirds feeding just metres from our house today, but in the same tree we also… Read more4 Bowerbird species feeding together
It is this time of the year again, when fruit in the rainforest becomes scarcer, but the wet sclerophyll forest produces many smaller berries, like Cissus grapes and Lilly Pillies, Mackinlaya and Acrotriche drupes. Cassowaries frequent our forest almost daily… Read moreCassowary Central
Late summer/ early autumn is an excellent time for butterflies. A visit to the small Lantana patch near the road on a sunny day yielded more than a dozen species within half an hour. From the large Monarch, Blue Tiger,… Read moreButterflies
Mum and joey have been around frequently, feeding on a variety of plants, like Acacia melanoxylon, Wilkiea pubescens, Smilax australis, Syzygium oleosum and Bursaria spinosa. The little one is now climbing quite confidently and often feeding a little away from… Read moreLumholtz’s Tree-kangaroos