Recent rain has brought the Orange-thighed Tree-frogs down from the canopy. For several nights, the males gathered near little streams and puddles and called for the females to join them. On stage: This one got a bit confused.I… Read moreTree Frogs
Our resident pair of Grey Goshawks (Accipiter nocaehollandiae) decided to build a new nest in late July. The chosen site is a tall Rose Gum close to our house. By late September they were incubating, and at the end of… Read moreGrey Goshawks
Noisy Pittas are summer visitors to the higher parts of the Atherton tablelands (we are at 1000m elevation), and we usually hear the first ones in December. This year they have arrived a bit earlier. I happened to be down… Read moreNoisy Pittas- summer visitors
September is a good month for orchids. Several species are flowering now. From the tiny Caterpillar Orchid (Plexaure crassiuscula) with flowers about 1.5mm small to the large Oak Orchids (Dendrobium jonesii. Other epiphytes are the Buttercup Orchid (Dendrobium agrostophyllum) this… Read moreOrchids
If you think that the adult male Victoria’s Riflebird is just a black bird with a few blue bits, you haven’t seen one in the right light, yet. With the sun shining on him from the right angle, he… Read moreColourful Riflebird