by Peter Rowland | Monday, November 2, 2015 | My (Little) Big Year, New South Wales, Wetlands
About five minutes drive from my house is Tallawarra Power Station, which has a series of ponds/wetland areas on its grounds. I have often seen some nice pictures of birds from this site, and had long wanted to go and explore there. Unfortunately, I needed to complete...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 30, 2015 | Cassowary, My (Little) Big Year, Queensland
The Guinness Book of Records lists the Southern Cassowary, the world’s third largest bird, as the most dangerous bird on Earth and, having been privileged to have been within just a few centimeters of this magnificent animal, I can certainly say that they are...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 1, 2015 | Beach, Birds, Family, My (Little) Big Year, New South Wales, Photography, Wetlands
Spring is here!! Well, I am a believer in Spring starting after the equinox, which was on the 23rd of September, and, when I hear the first unmistakable call of a Channel-billed Cuckoo for the year, I start getting excited. This year, the first call was on the morning...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, September 1, 2015 | Birds, Cairns, Cassowary, Family, Queensland
In the year so far, up to the end of July, I have managed to see just 181 species of Australian birds, which is a long way short of my goal of 400. Given that there are only 5 months left in the year, and the 5 months from March to July saw only 59 species added to...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, August 21, 2015 | Birds, Cairns, Cassowary, Photography, Queensland, Scrubfowl
Just back from a quick trip up to Cairns (Nth Queensland, Australia). It truly is a magnificent place to visit – at the right time of year. I took my new 400mm/2.8 Nikon lens for a decent try out. It just fitted in the carry on baggage, when attached to the...
