Nature's Gems
Barking Owl
South-east Queensland is home to seven species of Owl. Being nocturnal, Owls are never easy to see and most of the encounters I have are when I hear the birds calling at night. Recently, I […]
Nature’s Gems
Nature's Gems
Australasian Bittern
Throughout my travels looking at wildlife in Australia, I have seen some incredible creatures. However, Australia is a big country and there is always something new to see. Recently, I decided to focus on learning […]
Nature's Gems
Apostlebird
One of the most endearing and funny birds that I have encountered in my birdwatching travels in Australia is the Apostlebird. These medium- sized birds are easily recognized by their grey colour and harsh, metallic […]
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New Caledonian Horned Parakeet
Recent events in New Caledonia have left me with extremely sad to see such a beautiful place in so much turmoil. In 2013, I travelled to New Caledonia to volunteer with its national bird the […]
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Far Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)
Australia is home to a number of migratory shorebird species. One of the most easily recognised is the Far Eastern Curlew. This species is easily identified by its large size, long down-curved bill and haunting […]
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Capricorn Yellow Chat – (Epthianura crocea macgregori)
Australia is home to several species of Chat. One of these is the Yellow Chat and throughout Australia three sub-species can be observed. The sub-species of Yellow Chat that is located in Central Queensland is […]
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Nature’s Gems Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
The most well-known of bird species in Australia has to be the Budgerigar or “Budgie”. This small bird is familiar to us all due it being a common cage pet in Australia and overseas ranging […]
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Black Currawong
In all my travels throughout Australia, one of the places that I loved to go chasing wildlife is in Tasmania. Some of the wildlife species in Tasmania can be found nowhere else in the world. […]
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Nature’s Gems – Major Skink (Egernia frerei)
I am often asked what is one of the best things is about working in the environmental field. For me, it is the encounters that I have had with wildlife along my career journey. After […]
Nature's Gems
Nature’s Gems- Tasmanian Scrubwren
Recently, I travelled back to Tasmania after being away for 4 years to visit friends and do some wildlife spotting. My trip turned out to be very successful and along the way I managed to […]