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Killer comedy direct from Melbourne

Rising comedy star Prue Blake says the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow will be an "all killer, no filler" night of laughs. The "underachiever...

Curious creature walks on water

The water bird shown in today’s image is a very curious creature for a number of reasons. Most often called a Comb-crested Jacana, is...

Dotterel loves shallow water

The Black-fronted Dotterel is a small plover wader with a wingspan of around 110mm. It is mostly mottled brown on the back and white...

Bar-shouldered Dove at the beach

In this shot taken at Millennium Park early in the morning, a Bar-shouldered Dove pauses briefly near the beach! The Bar-shouldered Dove is a...

‘Peaceful’ name fits the bill

The Peaceful Dove must be one of the smallest of pigeons with an overall length of less than 20cm. Other then their size, one distinctive...

Kite’s courtship rituals

Being a medium to small sized raptor, the Australian Black-shouldered Kite has a wingspan of 80cm to 100cm. It usually lives in open woodland...

Majestic bird of prey

The Wedge-tailed Eagle is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia and is distributed throughout the country. They are a majestic...

Kookaburra at Canoe Point

The Blue-Winged Kookaburra is a large species of kingfisher native to northern Australia and southern New Guinea. Measuring around 40cm, it is slightly smaller...

Devious Koel has striking look

Often called a Storm Bird, the Common Koel is a cuckoo and so deviously lays its eggs in the nests of other bird...

Stilt loves the shallows

A medium sized black and white wading bird, the Pied Stilt is found throughout Australia where there are areas of shallow water. They congregate...

A duck of distinction

This week we are looking at yet another duck, the Plumed Whistling Duck. It is a large duck with very distinctive markings starting...

Ducks at Boyne billabong

This week’s bird is the Burdekin Duck – also called the Rajah Shelduck. It is found mostly in northern Australia and up into Papua New...

Easter Saturday racing in Gladstone

A bumper crowd will be trackside as the Gladstone Turf Club hosts its annual Easter Saturday meeting at Ferguson Park. The club has reported more...