Photos of wildlife seen at Alligator Creek, as promised in my previous post.
Birds
Most of the birds I saw were honeyeaters enjoying the bottlebrush blossom along the creek Continue reading “Alligator Creek wildlife”
Month: August 2017
Alligator Creek to Cockatoo Creek
Alligator Creek picnic and camping area is a deservedly popular spot within Bowling Green Bay National Park.
In spite of the park’s name, the camping ground is well inland, on the upper reaches of the creek among the rugged hills of the Mount Elliot range. We have visited it a number of times over the years (this link will take you to a 2012 post about it) but hadn’t ventured far beyond the immediate vicinity until exploring the track to Cockatoo Creek yesterday.
The track parallels the southern bank of the creek up into the hills. The first stop is the Lookout, Continue reading “Alligator Creek to Cockatoo Creek”
Spice Finches in my garden
I surprised, and was surprised by, a small flock of Spice Finches (Lonchura punctulata) on my lawn yesterday. They are timid little birds. We see them often enough on the nature strip across the road but rarely see them closer than that, and I suspect they usually wait until the house is empty before they visit us.
I wrote about them at some length three years ago so there’s no need to say any more today except that if I hadn’t allowed the lawn to grow so long, the grass they are feeding on wouldn’t have flowered and seeded. I wonder how many other animals would benefit if I allowed it to grow even longer? Continue reading “Spice Finches in my garden”
Yesterday morning’s birds
Our mornings have been cool and sunny, inviting us to spend time in the garden, and yesterday I took my camera with me and collected these photos in perhaps an hour. Since most of the birds are so well known, I indulged myself with some odd shots; if anyone wants more serious portraits, this page will take you to them.
PUNQ: Pop-Up NQ Galleries
The week and a half from July 28 to August 6 was so full of good things that Townsville’s arty-musical people could hardly keep up. The Australian Festival of Chamber Music alone was a full-time occupation for some, with three or four events per day. It coincided with the Strand Ephemera exhibition and, as if that wasn’t enough, PUNQ.
Pop Up North Queensland, coordinated by Umbrella Studio, could also have been a full-time occupation, with exhibitions by about 40 artists in half a dozen venues around the CBD (map and list), workshops (puppet making, life drawing, petal couture, printmaking and more) and special events Continue reading “PUNQ: Pop-Up NQ Galleries”
