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MARCH OUTING ~ BLACK WEIR PARK ~ SUNDAY 24th MARCH. The first outing for 2024 will be this coming Sunday, 24th March, and will be the outing we planned for February but were forced to cancel. Instead of a walk or … Continue reading
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