I took my camera in to work to day to photograph the Olive-backed Oriole nesting by the path in an inner Brisbane park. [As luck would have it, a pair of male of male koels were making a racket out in the open in a fig tree on the way to the site, so I … Read more
Dear All, On The 7:30 Report this evening, there was a very interesting item on a strategy to obtain the DNA profile of as many species of WA wildlife as possible as a means to differentiate between wild and captive bred species, as a means to combat wildlife smuggling. The technique is being further refined … Read more
Hi all Martin Hartree, the caretaker at Leanyer Sewage Ponds, is in hospital with a burst blood vessel in the brain and we¹re all really concerned about him. Despite what may some think about those who look after the ponds, Martin has done his best for many years to care for the wildlife there. Once, … Read more
Dear Aus-birders I wouldn’t get too excited by the TV documentary; its a rather bland portrayal of British twitchers in my opinion, produced for the non-birder. Most of the real twitchers would probably avoid the TV crew and certainly not go on record with their views of the birding world, it would all be cut … Read more
Hello Shirley, Here’s a question for your friends on the ENC: Is their recommended name for the most common species of Koel in Australia “Eastern Koel” or”Australian Koel”? Regards, Colin Scouler On 04/11/2010, at 6:37 PM, Shirley Cook wrote: > Dear all, > > Below is a message from this committee: > > Following the … Read more