What an amazing event the 2012 Total Solar Eclipse in Far North Queensland was! People came from far and wide, up to 50,000 extra people in the region we hear - from the seriously scientific to the seriously whacky, to …Continue Reading
Eclipse 2012 plus great birdwatching
November 17th, 2012
Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher has arrived!!
October 22nd, 2012
The last of our summer migrants are in!Black Bittern has been seen for the past few days on the Daintree River and this morning the first Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher was heard and then seen on Stewart Creek Rd in the …Continue Reading
New Year’s resolution - blogging!!
January 14th, 2012
Where does the time go?My apologies for such a long absence - I was embarrassed to receive blog stats recently and see many people are looking at this blog, but that I have done nothing for such a long time. Thank …Continue Reading
Paradise Kingfishers - colourful and stunning.
November 7th, 2010
One of the great joys of spring in Daintree and the Wet Tropics is the return of the Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher from New Guinea every year to breed. Arriving in late October ( a little early this year), they call …Continue Reading
