Recently a new female cassowary moved in, and she seems to have filled the vacancy left by “Missy”. Her wattles have a distinctive shape, and we decided to call her “Socks”. She still has a few brown tail feathers, but… Read moreCassowary Relationships
Lumholtz’s Tree-kangaroos (Dendrolagus lumholtzi), one of the two Australian species (the other one, Bennett’s Tree-kangaroo, only occurs further north), are rare in the Kuranda area. Their stronghold are the Atherton Tablelands, and we are privileged to have them on our… Read moreTree-kangaroos
This morning, while watching Musky Rat-Kangaroos in our garden, we heard Sulphur-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) screeching quite differently from their normal calls. We discovered a group of 5 birds in the large Kuranda Quandong tree behind our house, harassing a… Read moreSulphur-crested Cockatoos attacking Lace Monitor
We had some good rainfalls two weeks ago, but the recent cyclones didn’t affect us at all- we had sunny and very hot conditions again. Sitting on our back veranda yesterday afternoon, I noticed a big lump high up in… Read moreGreen Ringtail Possum keeping cool