After some rain (cyclone Owen didn’t have much effect on us), many more birds are breeding now. There are more insects around for feeding their offspring. We also have a large number of honeyeaters taking advantage of the mass-flowering of… Read moreBirdlife in December
While I was watching the adult riflebird performing near the cabin, I spotted a Lumholtz’s Tree-kangaroo in the large wattle (Acacia melanoxylon) nearby. Then it was the young male’s turn: “Hey you, I am talking to you!” Trying to get… Read moreRiflebirds and Tree-kangaroo
Every summer Superb Fruit-Doves (Ptilinopus superbus) come here to take advantage of the fruiting trees, shrubs and vines in our forest. The first birds arrived in October, but their numbers greatly increased in January, and we can hear them calling… Read moreSuperb Fruit-Doves
The Yellow-breasted Boatbill (Machaerirhynchus flaviventer) is a flycatcher with a distinctively shaped broad, flat bill. This is a female: And here is a male: Once you recognize their call, it is relatively easy to locate them. Here in our more… Read moreBoatbills
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