Author Archives: Clare M

Driving along the Carpentaria Highway from the Amungee Rest Area where we had stopped for lunch and enjoyed the company…

The Pied Heron Ardea picata is a small heron that we normally see each year at Parry’s Lagoon Nature Reserve at…

Apostlebirds-Struthidea cinerea have an isolated population in the Northern Territory which is quite separate from the population that runs down…

Whenever you come across a Great Bowerbirds bower it is interesting to see what has been placed in the bower…

Following on from last week where I introduced you to the Sarus Crane, which is one of the largest bird…

On our recent trip across the north of Australia we were lucky enough to encounter several Sarus Cranes-Grus antigone, which…

In Australia it is winter in July, but the weather is as perfect as you could hope for in the…

Red-headed Honeyeaters-Myzomela erythrocephala are a small bird that likes to live in the mangrove area around Broome, but you can…

Pictorella Mannikins-Heteromunia pectoralis-are a very small bird that inhabits the northern part of Australia and likes tall grass! The tendency…

You only have to look back over the past few months of my posts this year to realise that we…