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<blockquote data-quote="Vectis Birder" data-source="post: 1474741" data-attributes="member: 43690"><p>I went to Cassowary House for three days, which was quite nice and I am now back in Cairns. I havent got any lists to hand, as I'm in a dingy city-centre internet cafe and everything is back at the hostel I'm staying at (Castaways in Sheridan Street - a dear little place, highly recommended). I'm in Cairns for another week before flying to Sydney.</p><p></p><p>I did manage to - easily - see the <strong>Southern Cassowaries</strong>, both the male and the much larger female (she's a big bird, standing head high to me, and I am not short) plus <strong>Victoria's Riflebird</strong>, <strong>Helmeted Friarbird</strong>, <strong>Red-necked Crake</strong>, <strong>Macleay's Honeyeater</strong>, <strong>Spotted Catbird</strong> (makes a sound like a catfight), and others which I can't remember off the top of my head.</p><p>I had two geckos in my room, a little one which lived on the ceiling and a much larger, foot long one, which lived behind the fridge. Unfortunately I didn't see much of the bigger one, he preferred to remain mostly out of sight. I had the misfortune to be visited by a large black huntsman spider the first night, it took me ages to gather the courage to evict it, using large glass. It wasn't a big one, as hunstmen go, but at three inches across, plenty (too) big for me. It was duly turfed out.</p><p></p><p>Went for a walk down Black Mountain Road (dropped off 3km up the road from Cassowary House) and walked back. Unfortunately the heavens opened and I got both soaking wet, then boiled when the sun came out, and plastered in mud. I saw very little and was not happy when I got back. The sole addition to the list was a <strong>Barred Cuckoo-shrike</strong>.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if this is the tail-end of the Wet season or not, but Queensland isn't living up to its Sunshine State tag - it's done nothing but chuck it down for days.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oops. I photographed both species, they were adjacent to each other in the same tree, but only one photo was any use which is the one uploaded. I'll nip in and change that I think. Thanks for the correction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vectis Birder, post: 1474741, member: 43690"] I went to Cassowary House for three days, which was quite nice and I am now back in Cairns. I havent got any lists to hand, as I'm in a dingy city-centre internet cafe and everything is back at the hostel I'm staying at (Castaways in Sheridan Street - a dear little place, highly recommended). I'm in Cairns for another week before flying to Sydney. I did manage to - easily - see the [B]Southern Cassowaries[/B], both the male and the much larger female (she's a big bird, standing head high to me, and I am not short) plus [B]Victoria's Riflebird[/B], [B]Helmeted Friarbird[/B], [B]Red-necked Crake[/B], [B]Macleay's Honeyeater[/B], [B]Spotted Catbird[/B] (makes a sound like a catfight), and others which I can't remember off the top of my head. I had two geckos in my room, a little one which lived on the ceiling and a much larger, foot long one, which lived behind the fridge. Unfortunately I didn't see much of the bigger one, he preferred to remain mostly out of sight. I had the misfortune to be visited by a large black huntsman spider the first night, it took me ages to gather the courage to evict it, using large glass. It wasn't a big one, as hunstmen go, but at three inches across, plenty (too) big for me. It was duly turfed out. Went for a walk down Black Mountain Road (dropped off 3km up the road from Cassowary House) and walked back. Unfortunately the heavens opened and I got both soaking wet, then boiled when the sun came out, and plastered in mud. I saw very little and was not happy when I got back. The sole addition to the list was a [B]Barred Cuckoo-shrike[/B]. I don't know if this is the tail-end of the Wet season or not, but Queensland isn't living up to its Sunshine State tag - it's done nothing but chuck it down for days. Oops. I photographed both species, they were adjacent to each other in the same tree, but only one photo was any use which is the one uploaded. I'll nip in and change that I think. Thanks for the correction. [/QUOTE]
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