Well, haven't I been slack!

I set up this blog when dinosaurs roamed the earth ... well, birds are dinosaur descendants, right? It was initially for my creative writing group until I set up a website with Wix. So, I was left with this one ... what to do? Finally, I decided this would be an eclectic blog from my personal viewpoint, with lots of photos so I won't ramble on too much. I posted about my stay at Cape Hillsborough (check it out!) then promptly forgot all about it until now.

Talking about birds (I was, just at the start here!), I have in the interim returned to an old hobby of mine of bird watching (They call it twitching! Yes, I have lots of twitches), and taking photos of said birds. I'd like to share some with you here for this blog post.

 A black swan visited the local Gooseponds at North Mackay.

 A Pacific Black Duck.

Australian Wood Duck parents with youngsters.

Cape Hillsborough

This kangaroo decided to relax on the grass near the cabins
of the Cape Hillsborough Resort.

The beach comprises wide sandy reaches with lumps of
pock-marked rock littered around.

 

On the western side of the Cape is an indigenous path running by a beach with a lot of history and significance
for the Aboriginal people who once inhabited this area.

This spot was actually a fish trap used by the original
indigenous people.

Blokarting has become a popular new sport for people to
try out on the wide beach of the cape.

This raised hillock is actually an Aboriginal midden that
is comprised of many years of discarded shells.

Cape Hillsborough is an ancient remnant of a large
volcanic culdara.

After an exhausting walk up the hill, I was rewarded with
this view towards Wedge Island.

I have a cuppa outside the cabin I stayed in in February 2012. The three-day stay was intended to be my little writing
retreat but "cabin fever" sucked out my motivation, so I explored the area instead.