Magnetic Island

I spent Wednesday with Ady and her friends Pip and Robert on Magnetic Island. We hired a moke and drove to the Forts for good views over to Townsville. Actually, I had been promised koalas but they did not appear! After lunch at Horseshoe Bay, we drove to Alma Bay where we swam and relaxed. Pip then showed me two Kookaburras and I spent about an hour photographing them and the lorrikeets. Needless to say, the evening was spent deleting. Off to Picnic Bay and had a look at the jetty, damaged by the cyclone. It is not likely to be repaired or replaced. I watched the pacific swallows flying around while we were drinking tea. My last photo is of a crested tern. I have found an excellent website which has photos of all the Australian birds. Unfortunately, you need to know what they are first, so I have had to trawl through the photos. Other birds seen in A & J's garden but haven't been photographed (or not well) are helmeted friar bird, blue faced honeyeater, kingfisher, sunbird (just before doing this blog) and the peaceful doves. I am still waiting for the bee eaters to appear.

This first photo is of a palm tree in Ady and Jose's garden.

A fungus on Pip's lawn - have not tried to find a fungus website.

This is a mural at the Sun ferries terminal on Magnetic Island.

Townsville from the trail to the Forts on Magnetic Island

Lorikeet at Alma Bay

Blue winged kookaburras




Galahs on the wire