Gladstone’s Jasmines
At the moment the Night-Flowering Jasmines are flowering so well around the Gladstone Region. This Jasmine would be the most popular of the Jasmine...
The humidity lover
Whether it is the blustering dry heat of the west to the obsessive humidity of the coast it is uncomfortable outside in the middle...
Grey butcherbird
Closely related to Magpies, Butcherbirds are one of the songbirds of the Australian bush with their own beautiful and very complex song!
Smaller than...
Masked lapwing
Commonly seen in pairs or groups in parks, gardens and in urban areas, the Masked Lapwings – usually called Plovers – are medium sized,...
Psychadelic Wonders
There are so many wonders of nature but in the plant world plants with multi-coloured or iridescent colourings of the foliage and trunks have...
Meteor shot
Noel Sawtell kindly sent in this time lapse of the stars where he captured a meteor passing through his line of sight.
Male Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo
In the next 2 weeks we will look at the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo. A large bird that grows to around 60 centimetres long, the...
Purple swamphen chicks
Purple Swamphens are generally found in small groups that consist of males than females.
After mating, nests are built of a platform of trampled...
Peltophorums at Christmas Time
PELTOPHORUMS AT CHRISTMAS TIME
Everybody has a certain item or event that they associate with the coming of Christmas. To me, it has always been...
Eastern Osprey
The Eastern Osprey is a medium to large, fish-eating bird of prey with a wingspan from 390-410mm. They are common in local coastal areas,...
Magpie
There would be no more recognisable bird in this country than the Australian Magpie. This black and white, medium sized bird lives in every...
Gardenias – Nature’s Perfume
Gardenias have been popular for many years, with one gardening book from the 1920's listing the species as "one of the most handsome shrubs...
On This Day: Twin Peaks Day!
Twin Peaks Day is a celebration that draws fans of the iconic TV show “Twin Peaks” to Snoqualmie Valley, Washington.
The celebration offers a...
