The land on the way to Zonia Downs near Julia Creek, in north-west Queensland, is dry and brown and barren. But standing with Darlene Taylor in her yard surrounded by birds, it is easy to forget ...

An abundance of native birdlife in tropical north Queensland calls to sharp-eyed twitchers ... of a number of similar LBJs (birding shorthand for ‘little brown jobs’ – mostly drab songbirds), before ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Central & North Burnett ... Active during the day, the eastern brown snake feeds on frogs, birds, mammals and reptiles.