Scott Ritchie, an enthusiastic birder and photographer, and a regular guest at our place, wrote this very informative article for the Birdlife North Queensland magazine. As his wonderful images were taken here, I asked for his permission to use it
The property to our south will be for sale in the first half of next year. If you, like us, want a nature-loving, quiet neighbour, contact us. The property is about 4.5 acres, less than half is cleared, with a 2-storey
Many of our guests are keen photographers and have very good equipment. Here are a few recent images. Steve McLean got all three of our robin species: and Mrs and Mr Satin Bowerbird: The riflebirds are displaying, despite
Several orchid species are flowering at the moment: Middle Mum is a very good mother, all her joeys seem to survive. She has another one in the pouch (yesterday a tiny, naked head poked out), but she still lets her
Yesterday a lonely chick showed up at midday. They sometimes get separated from their dad, but usually not for long, as they call for him and he has very good hearing. This chick didn’t vocalize much, but it certainly knew
Last seen in February, our cassowary Dad is now back with 3 tiny chicks. They might even be only a few days old! Dad is doing his best to keep them close to him, but one managed to get separated