AprilJan 14, 20213 min readThe secret lives of fairy wrensIts an interesting life the beautifully coloured birds of the forest lead, and the more we find out about them, the more curious they...
AprilDec 21, 201910 min readCritter-spotting itinerary for the Wet Tropics and Cape York Peninsula The bar was set high when my brother announced that he was taking my Dad on a diving trip to Timor-Leste for his 60th birthday. How was I...
AprilDec 9, 20186 min readShaggy carpets of the PantanalAll our Brazil adventure plans were thrown out the window while we focussed our efforts on finding a cure for Beloved’s leishmaniasis,...
AprilOct 8, 20185 min readCaiman census and a parasitic maggot named ScoMoWe borrowed some kayaks to head out on the Cocha to do a caiman census. In the fading light we watched masked crimson tanagers flitting...
AprilSep 25, 20184 min readGrudge match of the centuryChatter began around the lunch tables about the upcoming trip to the local indigenous community of Maizal up the river from Estacion...
AprilSep 20, 20185 min readThe return of the Lobos de rio (Giant river otters)Wandering back to camp one afternoon, Beloved muses “Wanna go for a paddle on the cocha [oxbow lake]?” Damn fine idea, I thought. We...
AprilSep 11, 20183 min readMonkey toilet and the world’s cutest frogCocha Cashu Biological Station (EBCC) is full of monkeys. We’ve been watching Peruvian spider monkeys, black-capped capuchins,...