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"The "Beach" brahminy kite pair started to build a new nest in big eucalypt back from the beach - all the big beach trees have lost suitable branches or are fallen. Watched them try to place sticks........" see more
![]() Read about birds in our area after 2 February 2011 - when TC Yasi hit. Helen is currently following a pair of Brahminy kites building a nest. Ed "The "Beach" brahminy kite pair started to build a new nest in big eucalypt back from the beach - all the big beach trees have lost suitable branches or are fallen. Watched them try to place sticks........" see more Hi all, After a glorious Easter, when we had the first fine weather in months, on Tuesday the rain descended on the Wet Tropics, 285mm in three days. The Johnstone River once again turned into a brown drain. What a difference a day makes when yesterday the skies cleared and with no run-off the river is already clear. ![]() Easter brought the fishers onto the river and in the water, up to their waste, catching bait. What do you need to do to make people understand there are crocodiles in the Johnstone. I expressed my concerns to NPWS and they came to look and right on cue Midget woke from a doze on the beach and slipped into the water , Charlene was not seen. The ranger put a sign on the beach. Just in time for this weekend as the beach here is a favourite bait area. ![]() Hi all, A week of spectacular weather, wonderful to have fine weather for the school holidays. The Johnstone River is clear, I can see the sand on the bottom, at long last! Today the river was sparkling and salty and very busy with boaties enjoying the sun. ![]() It has been a painful process to reconcile extreme environmental damage to Cowley Beach with concerns of the traditional owners, locals, current legistlation, and the will of local government. Russell Constable reports on his Ella Bay Blog Here is a great account of how cassowaries have to deal with an altered environment. Often wondered how they co-exist with feral pigs. Looks like they are stil the rainforest warriors. Ed
It all happens at Coquette Point. Bill Farmsworth just sent this one in. Amazing. Thanks Bill. Cassowary Vs Wild Pig Hi All, Never seen this before. At first sight I thought it was the casso family with a local dog.... ![]() Hi all, A little bit of sunshine and what a difference it makes to getting into and finishing the clean-up. Biosecurity have two Asian honey-bee lures again at Coquette Point. Fortunately I have not seen any of them here but some were found, last year, at Flying Fish Point. Yvonne Cunningham's regular updates are a wonderful diary of life at Coquette Point. From now on they will be posted here. You can read past updates by clicking the icon to the right. ![]() Dad 4 waiting for a feed This week, by accident, I was missed for the midweek cassowary food drop. However, I thought it would be a good opportunity to see what would happen with the cassowaries if there was no food in the two feed stations: no food Wednesday, Thursday or this morning Saturday. As a result ‘Dad 1’ has left the area and I saw him at the top of the range when I went to town at midday Wednesday. ‘ Dad 4’ spent most of Wednesday and early Thursday waiting by the food station. He would leave the chicks in the mangroves and do sorties between the feed stations. 17 MONTHS IN MISSION BEACH
We’ve now been Wongaling Beach residents for 17 months, watching our “garden birds” list slowly increase as we planted more shrubs and flowers. The garden has slowly changed from lawn, palms and heliconias (seems to be the default for the area) to something more attractive to birds, reptiles and bandicoots (of course), with more native flowers and fruit. Twenty-eight bird species were on our garden list, which did include those travelling in the airspace above – such as osprey and kites. |
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