Ashmore Reef 2010

Hi all, With all the talk about going to the outback this year, including mine, I want to remind people of the Ashmore Reef trip. This year it is 16th to 23rdOctober (I believe) and 2 of my birding friends are booked on it. But it seems there are still a couple of places available. … Read more

cetaceans eating birds

Orcas, like humans are picky eaters see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8828000/8828570.stm =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================

Biodiversity appears to be inversely proportional to seasonal variation

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Scarlet-chested Parrot

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Northern Pintail at Erskine Lakes WA

Several people have been to see the bird this morning (Wed 21st). It flushed and Alan Collins got a good photo of it in flight to confirm that it is a female Northern Pintail. Directions. Head down to Mandurah (about 1 hr south of Perth) and take Mandurah Road over the new Mandurah Estuary Bridge. … Read more