PLOVER NAMED CLANCY HAS GONE A' ROVING IN HOLY WATER OVERFLOW

 Due to  the heavy  rain  that  fell in the Townsville  region ,  an area of bush  on Magnetic  Island,  known locally  as the  Pope's Land , because it  was bequested  to the Catholic Church , has  a  stream  running through it , attracting  a  variety  of   birds  .

Plovers in particular are now   seen in the  area  chasing   insects  displaced  by  the blessed  water.   Many butterflies  are  also  evident after  the deluge  and  Sunbirds  are   darting  about  along  with  flocks of screeching  Cockatoos . 

 

In  flight Plovers in the flooded  Pope's Land were  photographed  above  by  Vallis , followed  by a  shot of  two  on  the  ground  hunting   insects  and worms  in  the  overflow .