Laughing Kookaburra Japanese Gardens, USQ, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia January 1, 2017 My mum passed away early on January 1st. It was strange new beginning for us. In a dream, later that day the we went walking around the Japanese gardens and the above Kookaburra snapped up the lizard in front of our shins. Early the… Continue reading
Royal Spoonbill and Yellow-billed Spoonbill Wyreema Wastewater Treatment Plant, Wyreema, Queensland, Australia In the last few years I have enjoyed some visits to the Wyreema Wastewater Treatment Plant with members of the Toowoomba Bird Observers. Wyreema is a small town on the south-western outskirts of Toowoomba. It is a wonderful place to see some extraordinary… Continue reading
Black Falcon (above and below) Peter’s Farm, Queensland, Australia January 1, 2016 (click on the pictures for a better view!) I enjoyed two magnificent days of wildlife viewing to see out 2015 and welcome 2016. In the morning of Friday, January 1st 2016, Glenda, Chris, Mick and I visited Peter’s Farm. Peter was hard at… Continue reading
Black-shouldered Kite Gowrie Junction, Queensland, Australia August, 2015 (Above and below) Here are some pics from a couple of outings with Kevin Williams in the second week of August. The mornings were cold but the sky was blue and incredibly clear. The days warmed up and were very comfortable. I certainly wasn’t bored with beautiful… Continue reading
Black Falcon Falco subniger Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia A wonderfully dramatic encounter with a Black Falcon. I like the tree it was on! The other bird is a Pied Butcherbird. Continue reading
Cattle Egret breeding Queensland University, Gatton Campus, Queensland, Australia A week late posting this, but enjoyed a big day out with Rod Hobson who kindly took me down and around the Lockyer Valley on Saturday, December 28, 2013. It was overcast to start the day but we quickly commenced our day with a Black Falcon… Continue reading
Black Falcons rounding up Feral Pigeons (Rock Dove) North-west of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia as seen with Kevin Williams!! am March 28, 2013 Been so busy lately but wanted to upload these images. Hope to have time to read other blogs soon. Thanks for visiting. Black Falcon …and late one afternoon a couple of days later… Continue reading
Black Falcon Falco subniger Grantham, Queensland, Australia July 28, 2012 It was still dark but I awoke abruptly. It wasn’t for sound or movement but for my mind. My eyes were wide open and I immediately anticipated the events of the coming day. It was a rare opportunity for me to go on an outing… Continue reading
Brown Falcon Hovering at Felton, Queensland, August 18, 2011 It seems that after centuries of gathering knowledge, we have decided to cut the planet into pieces and sell it. When I was a school student I was ‘educated’ that the Darling Downs region west of Toowoomba was one of the most important agricultural regions in… Continue reading
Azure Kingfisher Had another great outing with Kay and Kevin Williams today. We went to Durikai State Forest and Coolmunda Dam in south-east Queensland. Recorded 81 species on the trip which I think is pretty good. Also saw buckets of macropods (kangaroos and wallabies) but I’m out of practice identifying them. Anyway, we had beautiful… Continue reading