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Watching a sunbird frolicking in the rain. Although I try to avoid anthropomorphism, it was hard to not feel that this little bird was having a great deal of fun.
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Our baby sunbirds left the nest today. I’m assuming both of them left as I only actually saw one go. Both parents were hovering close by the nest, twittering away. The baby cautiously crawled out of the nest, holding on with it’s claws until it’s beak was pointing vertically towards the floor. Then with much [...]
Continue Reading →You can Fly into Cape York and spend some time exploring. There is heaps to see in just one area. Explore the Iron Range National Park, Chili Beach and Lockhart River area from Portland Roads. To encourage people to visit Portland Roads Beach Shack during the wet season, we have negotiated deals with Skytrans and [...]
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I’m not sure that we actually have spring here, but the plants and trees are bursting with new life. And we are seeing more and more different animals and insects each day. Of course the humidity keeps rising too. But the winds are lessening and the sea is calming and becoming glass-like in the mornings. [...]
Continue Reading →We often hear birds but don’t always see them, so we are left wondering what they are. I was thrilled to find this site to help identify our local species, especially the night birds. Bird sounds from Australasia and the Pacific is a site where people have submitted their bird recordings, it is also a resource [...]
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A Blue-winged Kookaburra flew past me while I was driving from Lockhart River to Portland Roads. Apparently they are common on the cape and Southern New Guinea. I had never seen a Blue kookaburra before, it was a very quick glimpse but quite striking. There seem to be lots of bright blue creatures here, birds, [...]
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We were just talking about how much wildlife we have – we see some amazing creature most days. It was dark, Boomer started barking and wagging his tail wildly. I was about to tell him off; he usually barks at squeaky branches other weird noises. Then we spotted this guy in the dark, sitting on our [...]
Continue Reading →A. Yes, you can visit Cape York in the wet season. Most people think that it is impossible to visit Cape York in the wet season. It is true that the major rivers flood, cutting off road access. However you can still explore the Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park, Portland Roads and Chili Beach. Forget [...]
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We had 2 guests stay for a week in December this year – a birdwatcher and a guide (Jun Matsui) from Sicklebill Safaris. They had flown in to Lockhart, hired a 4wd and stayed with us. Jun (the guide) found a cuscus in one of our mango trees just up the road; came running back [...]
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I’ve just put the last 2 days of birds nests. Plus below that the original nest. They often build their nests under verandahs – it’s thought that they consider humans less dangerous than other animals, so do build under eaves and verandahs. And often build a new nest next to the old one, then use [...]
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The Palm Cockatoo also has a distinctive red cheek patch that changes colour when the bird is alarmed or excited. It has a unique display where the bird (typically the male) drums a large branch against a dead bough or tree, creating a loud noise that can be heard up to 100 m away. It [...]
Continue Reading →The latest guests (Sharna and co from Weipa) left today, so it was washing, cleaning and bedmaking work for the morning. Sharna had washed the dishes which was great and Boomer helped me wash the deck. I hosed the deck down then gave it a scrubbing with a stiff broom – Boomer thought this was [...]
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