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Black Weir Park ~ MARCH 2024 Outing

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Townsville Brolga

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 →

Town Common Conservation Park ~ NOVEMBER 2023 Outing

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Townsville Brolga

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 →

Kingfisher Lagoons, Douglas ~ SEPTEMBER 2023 Outing

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Townsville Brolga

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 and Death in the Suburbs

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Townsville Brolga

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 →

Pine Creek, Forestry Road ~ AUGUST 2023 Outing

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Townsville Brolga

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 →

Sparrow-Hawk vs Magpie – Jon Luly

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Townsville Brolga

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 →

Fishing Bats on the Cape Cleveland Salt Flats – Jon Luly

Posted on July 30, 2023 by Townsville Brolga

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 →

Ross River, below Aplin’s Weir ~ JULY 2023 Outing

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Townsville Brolga

  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 →

Zoom meeting: Flying Foxes – Environmental Issues in Nth Qld.

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Townsville Brolga

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 →

Sachs Creek Reserve ~ JUNE 2023 Outing

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Townsville Brolga

  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 →

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