Hi Peter, I rescue wildlife and get the odd call to pick up an Owl and sometimes find them myself on the road. There are a few things we usually do with the bodies. If in good condition we ask the museum or DECC if they would like it. If a threatened species we also … Read more
G’day Peter et al. Best to make an appointment with one of the bird curators. We dropped in to the Melbourne museum with a frozen Frogmouth recently – without an appointment. The lady who guards the inner sanctum where the curators work was most unhelpful. No one would answer her phone calls so she basically … Read more
This morning I found a dead Southern Boobook in Altona, presumably hit by a train during the night. I didn’t have time to do anything about it, as I was on the way to the station, so I hid it in the bushes. What should I do if it’s still there tonight? Should things like … Read more
Hi all, Thanks to everyone who responded to my RFI. Cairns Botanic Garden/Centenary Lakes, Sat, 19th June: Little Kingfisher at Saltwater Creek mangroves (distant looks) Blue Tiger Cairns Botanic Garden/Centenary Lakes, Sun, 20th June: Red-necked Crake (glimpses of one skulking through dense undergrowth; I think I now know every Scrubfowl and Brush-turkey there by name!) … Read more
A question for cockatoo people with taxonomic knowledge. Would someone advise and / or confirm that there are currently three subspecies of Glossy Black-Cockatoo recognised? I ask this because Christidis & Boles (2008) appears to provide no details on subspecies. HANZAB indicates the subspecies as one for Kangaroo Island, another for south central Queensland and … Read more