Just an update on the falcons near town, as I am receiving a lot of emails about them. For fear of public crucifixion and ridicule, and of course for the birds, I’m not publicising the site online, or via email. I have already told plenty of people in Alice about the site, and I have … Read more
> Steady Drip from a Pied Oystercatchers bill. > Has anyone observed the following? > > Some days ago a friend and I noticed water dripping very steadily > from a Pied Oystercatchers bill. A pair was roosting on the roof of > a boat shed about 30 meters from where we parked. One bird … Read more
Thanks to everyone for the advice re: Leica repairs in Melbourne. Dr. Euan G. Ritchie, Lecturer in Ecology, School of Life and Environmental Sciences Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia. Building T, Room T3.09.3 Phone: 03 9251 7606 International: +61 3 9251 7606 Mobile: 041 888 2992 Fax: 03 9251 7626 International: +61 3 9251 … Read more
Dear all Interesting sight yesterday before the rains became permanent…..that’s what it feels like right now. Sitting on my back deck, noticed a bowerbird in the heavily flowering Dogwood just below (Jacksonia scoparia). Got the ‘bins on it – a female Regent Bowerbird! Then saw another bowerbird behind her – another female Regent! Both nipping … Read more
Good morning Everyone This is one of the birds that I had dreamed about photographing over the last few years once that I had seen wildlife documentary’s showing this bird in its courting display. I was most fortunate to meet a farmer who told us that he had them on his property and for $10-20 … Read more