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WHAT’S COMING UP? BAT NIGHT IS TONIGHT FRIDAY 10th 6-8pm: This event is one of at least a hundred bat nights being held around Australia and New Zealand. In Townsville it is a collaboration between the Australasian Bat Society, NQ Dry … Continue reading
It was another hot morning for our Crystal Creek clean-up trip, but well done to the twenty people who gathered at our meeting place bright and early(ish) on the Sunday morning. We were especially pleased to welcome six JCU students, … Continue reading
Welcome to autumn – why does it still feel like mid-summer! Let’s hope cooler temperatures and some late rain (without those cyclonic winds please) are on their way. March field trip Sunday 22nd: Details of our March trip to the Crystal Creek … Continue reading
Despite the forecast “34-feels-like-41” temperature eleven intrepid souls fronted up for a stroll through the sparsley shaded bush of the Oak Valley nature reserve. We were particularly happy to welcome our newest member, Jennifer, who we hope will join us … Continue reading
Welcome to the first full update for 2015 – hope we can provide plenty to interest you over the coming months. Don’t forget to click on photos to enlarge and on the links for additional information. WHAT’S COMING UP? February … Continue reading
Another year nearly over and so this is the last monthly update for 2014. After a lot of tweaking I am finally getting them to look how I would like here on the blog. Hopefully they are easier to read … Continue reading
For the first time in many years Wildlife Queensland, along with North Queensland Wildlife Care, hosted a bat-watching evening at the conclusion of a busy year for the Branch in which flying-foxes have been a major focus. The event fulfilled a … Continue reading
When we did this trip in 2012 we had 15 people, this year we doubled it, next time around the Sullivans might need to get a bigger boat! The smiles above indicate our pleasure in a morning spent among old … Continue reading
November field trip this SATURDAY 22 November: bookings are now closed for our end-of-year cruise on Ross River Dam. All those booked have been advised to meet at the Dam car park, between 8-8.15am on Saturday 22nd bringing the correct money … Continue reading
For approximately ten years two of our members have hosted a pair of stone-curlews first on their footpath and then in their Mundingburra backyard. For the first four or five years the birds remained on the footpath, before deciding that … Continue reading