The Wonder of Wetlands

Celebrating World Wetlands Day on 2 February

Georgetown, Far North Queensland. © Bronwen Scott

In summer, when it rains and the roadside verges fill with water, wildlife moves in. Patrician-profiled swamphens in navy blue and royal purple stalk through the flooded grass. Dragonflies hover on Dolly Parton diamante wings. Double-barred Finches and Red-browed Firetails flit in busy flocks, their activity first attracting predators, then confusing…