Iron Range – Art & Other Adventures with Narca

Australia, Iron Range, Magnificent Riflebird, riflebird September 14, 2009April 29, 2022

The Magnificent Riflebird

Magnificent Riflebird displaying (Photo by Jim Shiflett) The loud whistles of displaying male riflebirds cut through the rainforest of the Iron Range on the Cape York Peninsula. Largest of Australia’s birds of paradise, the Magnificent Riflebird ranges from northeast Australia to New Guinea. Males are … Continue readingThe Magnificent Riflebird

Australia, Iron Range, Palm Cockatoo September 5, 2009April 29, 2022

The Iron Range

Heathland of the Iron Range (Photo by Narca) The Iron Range… what does that name conjure for you? For me it’s synonymous with remoteness, a place of mystery, a place with rich interweaving of viney rainforest, heathlands, and mangrove-fringed tropical beaches. Its fabled birdlife crisscrosses … Continue readingThe Iron Range