by Peter Rowland | Sunday, March 1, 2020 | Article, Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Bushfire, fire, Photography
The March/April 2020 edition of my 'Bird Nerd' column in the wonderful Australian Geographic Magazine is now available. This article is called 'Fire: Friend and Foe', and talks about the impacts that bushfires, including the recent devastating 2019/2020 fires in Vic,...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, May 2, 2016 | Birds, Cairns, Cassowary, Cuckoo-shrike, Photography
A quick trip to Cairns and the Daintree River. A great part of Australia, and a place I had not been to since 1995. My primary goal was to see a Southern Cassowary, as I had missed out on seeing these magnificent birds on my previous tips to the region. I have visited...
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 | 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...