Birds and Words

Among the Feather Palms: Cattana Wetlands, Cairns, Far North Queensland

The magic of tropical wetlands

Feather palm swamp, Cattana Wetlands, FNQ. © Bronwen Scott

After missing the morning tides at Cairns Esplanade, my birding buddy Jen and I decided to kill time at Cattana Wetlands, a 15 minute drive north of Cairns. Although the wetlands had been on my Must See list for a long time, this was my first opportunity to…