Port Douglas: Orange Footed Scrub Fowl

The evening walk up Flagstaff Hill is enlivened by orange footed scrub fowl which dart from the forest bordering the road.  They then either cross the road or run along the edge of the forest for a short distance before crashing back into the bush.  They seem to thrive in this remnant forest which grows around residential housing on the hill overlooking Port Douglas.

The YouTube link is of a pair crossing Murphy Street, as I forgot the camera each time I walked to the lookout.

Claire Wood
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Shining Starlings Easter at Port Douglas

A flock of shining starlings wheels and turns above Macrossan Street in Port Douglas as evening descends and the street lights come on.  It is a continual shape changer, curling in on itself then spreading into loops and curves, ever diminishing in size until the entire flock has roosted in the trees in the centre of the street.

The flock seems to contain many juveniles and I wonder if they have recently fledged and are preparing for the annual northern migration or if they are permanent residents of the town