G’day all, This may or not prove to be fruitful but I figured it was worth letting people know. Last Friday night I was on Tony Delroy’s Nightlife program on ABC local radio. (Broadcast nationally.) As part of my time on air talking about all things birdy, we have a call in from listeners. I … Read more
A few days in and around Port Douglas have produced the following interesting sightings (interesting by virtue of their being uncommon or because of their timing): Good numbers of Plumed Whistling-duck at Pennyweight Lagoon on AWC’s Brooklyn Reserve. An adult and an immature Rufous Night-heron on the Sea Temple golf course. Three Dollarbirds hawking for … Read more
Ive recently updated my website with a number of new pages focussed on the birds of Brisbane and where to find them plus pages on good sites to see and photograph birds in the Brisbane and SEQ region http://web.mac.com/theplainswanderer regards David Taylor Brisbane ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in … Read more
This evening when the rains cleared the flying ants were swarming and the local birds enjoyed the opportunity with Dollarbirds, Little Wattlebirds, a Grey Butcherbird, a Black Faced Cuckooshrike, Noisy Miners and a Spangled Drongo all hawking for the flying ants. However they were also joined by Satin Bowerbirds and Figbirds who seemed to be … Read more
To answer Pete’s question, in terms birding techniques from a car, I agree with Penny, cars do make good bird hides, and also with Peter and Chris about using some sort of hybrid-method (driving slowly and, when you hear activity, get out and walk). To add this I’ve found a good method for birding in … Read more