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NOVEMBER OUTING ~ TOWNSVILLE TOWN COMMON ~ SUNDAY 19TH NOVEMBER. The outing will be on this coming Sunday, 19th November, and will be a drive/walk covering the various bird-watching hides and other sites in the Townsville Town Common Conservation Park. … Continue reading
SEPTEMBER OUTING ~ KINGFISHER LAGOONS, DOUGLAS ~ SUNDAY 24th SEPTEMBER The outing will be on this coming Sunday, 24th September, and will be a walk through the southern section of Kingfisher Lagoons in Douglas. This lagoon system was formed when … Continue reading
SEX – IT’S A SERIOUS BUSINESS! For several decades Great Bowerbirds (Chlamydera nuchalis) have frequented our garden on a regular basis, but we waited in vain for any sign of bower-construction. Then, three years ago, one bird began work, siting … Continue reading
AUGUST OUTING ~ PINE CREEK, FORESTRY ROAD ~ SUNDAY 20th AUGUST. On this coming Sunday, 20th AUGUST, we will explore a section of Pine Creek, a small creek that flows east from the Paluma Range to merge with Bluewater Creek … Continue reading
One of the nicer things about being a wildlife carer is the opportunity to get to know your charges in a depth that can’t really be matched by simply watching them in the wild, or while in permanent captivity. Who’d … Continue reading
The Fishing Bat (Myotis macropus) is a splendid little creature that makes a living by dragging over-sized feet across the surface of pools and lakes to collect insects, small fish and crustaceans. It will also forage for aerial prey but … Continue reading
JULY OUTING ~ ROSS RIVER, BELOW APLIN’S WEIR ~ SUNDAY 23rd JULY. The outing will be on this coming Sunday, 23rd July, and will be a circuit around the section of Ross River from Aplin’s Weir to the Bowen … Continue reading
An upcoming Zoom meeting, organised by the Royal Geographical Society of Queensland, will focus on the environmental issues arising from populations of flying foxes; their ecology, migration patterns, roosting behaviour and how humans can live with them. Dominique Thiriet, a … Continue reading
JUNE OUTING ~ SACHS CREEK RESERVE, OAK VALLEY ~ SUNDAY 25th JUNE. The outing will be on this coming Sunday, 25th June, and we will visit the Oak Valley Nature Reserve beside Sachs Creek, a waterway that flows south … Continue reading
MAY OUTING ~ BOOROONA TRAIL (Apex Park – Loam Is., Ross R.) ~ SUNDAY 21st MAY. The outing will be on this coming Sunday, 21st MAY, and will be out at the Upper Ross. We will walk along the … Continue reading