Usually quite a secretive bird that likes to forage close to rainforest streams and pools, this red-necked crake spent the afternoon in the open area near my office and was not bothered by my gawking! The grassed area was [...]
Last month a guest mentioned he would like to see a Lesser Sooty Owl. "Wake me at anytime!" he said. So at 2 am the night before he was due to leave, a young owl made an appearance on [...]
The iconic sound of the rainforest is the male whipcrack followed closely by the female reply. Usually the birds are not easily seen but I have been lucky to be watching a family of whipbirds over the past few [...]
This cute little Spotted Pardalote was attacking his reflection in the car window. I love the moment he makes the high pitched peep in the mirror and makes a little circle of fog. I think he and his mate [...]
The young males around here can sure bust a move, and they have plenty of stamina! This pair of juvenile male Victoria's Riflebirds were dancing for well over 20 minutes yesterday. You can hear the distinctive wing clap sound as [...]
This guy was stuck between the deck on my verandah, so I took a few pics and then put him back in the forest where he promptly flew off, like a jeweled drone. The male of the Muelleer's stag beetle [...]
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Filmed from the cottages, you can see the very wriggly pouch of a female musky rat-kangaroo. They usually have twins. Here is the video. If you can't see the video here, or to see a higher quality version, check [...]
Hooray!! Finally got a fairly decent image of the Pied Monarch. After years of teasing me, flitting about high in the trees, a pair came down to have a drink at the pond, and didn't seem overly fussed that I [...]
I spent an hour or so watching a couple of juvenile Victoria's Riflebirds perfecting their dance moves. They were on two posts, about 3 meters apart, displaying for anything that flew past. A couple of adult females stopped by for [...]
