Bird Life with Tony Wellington Glossy Black Cockatoos (Calyptorhyncus lathami) are not glossy at all. They are predominantly brown-black with bright tail panels. Glossy Black Cockatoos are also extremely fussy…
These birds are remarkably well-adapted to their habitat – which is any freshwater body of sufficient size to support water lilies. Their long, spindly toes allow them to walk across…
Bird life With Tony Wellington The Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianinus) is more often heard than seen. The call is a haunting, surprisingly deep “whoop, whoop, whoop” usually emanating from a dark…
More than 200 dedicated community volunteers across the Sunshine Coast are jumping for joy at the arrival of the first turtles, following the discovery of three nests and one extra…
Help track flying foxes as they arrive on the Coast As the weather warms up and more flying-foxes arrive on the Sunshine Coast, council has called on the community to…
A Eumundi resident has been fined $2135 and was issued a compliance notice to clean up waste they had illegally dumped in a nature reserve following an investigation by Sunshine…
Efforts to protect coastal native wildlife will be ramped up again this spring, with Sunshine Coast Council, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Coolum and North Shore Coast Care and Noosa…
with Tony Wellington The Wompoo Fruit-Dove is a riot of colour. I found this one feeding in a fig tree at the Noosa Botanic Gardens. These birds are classified as…
with Junior Reporter Polly Deppeler It’s spring which means everything is in bloom! It’s a wonderful sight but not all the pretty views are beneficial for the environment. One of…
with Tony Wellington It’s breeding season, and the Whistlers are in full song at the moment. Golden Whistlers (Pachycephala pectoralis) are superb songsters, with tuneful calls carrying for great distances.…