Away from our patch
Last week we happened to be in Ingham for a couple of days so naturally we managed to visit the Tyto wetlands, in fact I spent quite a while there while Allen was attending a Wet Tropics Community Reference Panel.
And I did have the pleasure of meeting Tyto Tony and sharing some time with him on ‘his patch’. He has recently mentioned Wandering Whistling ducks on the lagoons and there were lots about with ducklings of a variety of ages, plus several young Jacana, Intermediate Egret, Coots AND a Little Bittern. Then there were the bush birds to enjoy, particularly those gorgeous Crimson finches, Red-backed Fairy Wren and a delightful view of a white-browed Robin singing in the afternoon sun as Allen and I enjoyed a walk through the vegetation near the lagoon. I’m not going to list every bird we saw and I’ll leave photos of Tyto to Tony as he does it so well but we had great fun and it was good to see that the birds are managing in spite of the evident cycone damage.
The Little Bronze-Cuckoo that landed in this tree decided not to stay ……….
Dingo Hill
We left the damp, tropical lowlands of Daintree for some higher ground yesterday. An hour’s drive to meet our good friends, Rupert and Juliana, at Mt Molloy and then we travelled together along the Cooktown road for another 30 minutes. The sky was slightly overcast but the light was good and the temperature comfortable – best of all it wasn’t raining!
As well as enjoying a pleasant walk together Rupert wanted to show us some Read more »
Barbara
Allen
