I'm thinking back to Australia today! Here's another vignette from last summer's trip. At the beginning of our trip, Jim brave...

Papuan Frogmouth at LotusBird Lodge (Photo by Narca) On our southward journey back down the Cape York Peninsula, we take a long side-loop f...

Magnificent Riflebird displaying (Photo by Jim Shiflett) The loud whistles of displaying male riflebirds cut through the rainforest of the ...

Heathland of the Iron Range (Photo by Narca) The Iron Range... what does that name conjure for you? For me it's synonymous with remote...

Male Cairns Birdwing (Photo by Narca) We weren't in Australia at the best season for butterflies to be on the wing, yet a few were flyi...

A Gathering of Galahs (Photo by Narca) Most of us grow jaded with what's familiar. However awesome the spectacle, however exquisite the...

Little Red Flying Fox  (Photo by Narca) South of Musgrave on the Cape York Peninsula is a chittering, rustling, squabbling, aromatic colony...

Powerful Owl on Mt. Coot-tha (Photo by Narca) Our friend John Coons, a leader for Field Guides, has given us a tip about where to find a Po...

Spectacled Flying Foxes in Cairns (Photo by Narca) Cairns in Queensland is justly famous for offering splendid birding along its Esplanade ...

Tree fern in Lamington's forest (Photo by Narca) Lamington National Park's system of hiking trails penetrates the ancient, mossy An...

Sunset along the Mitchell Highway (Photo by Narca) Australian skies are brilliant, and their sunrises and sunsets magnificent. One such sun...

Platypus at Eungella National Park (Photo by Narca) Eungella National Park in Queensland encompasses lovely montane forest where pools of ...

Young Wedge-tailed Eagle (Photo by Narca) The Australian language is hauntingly like–and unlike–its American counterpart. We immediately ...

Galah, an Australian Cockatoo (Photo by Narca) Alan and I just returned from 5 weeks in Australia (followed by a week of butterflying and...