Jason Estep is an American birder who saw, and photographed, two Tyto owls while in FNQ. Jason’s email regarding these owls is below and his photos are attached (if you do not receive the attachments, or cannot open them, please reply to me and I will forward them on to you). Would any owl aficionados … Read more
Tony From: Tony Russel [mailto:pratincole@esc.net.au] Sent: Friday, 10 December 2010 6:13 PM To: birding aus Subject: Square-tailed Kites Ne-sting Enid Pascoe and I just got back from having a look and taking some pics of the Square-tailed Kites ne-sting with two orangey brown chicks near Humbug Scrub north east of Adelaide. Thanks to Bob Sothman … Read more
Hello fellow birders, Here is a trip report of a recent holiday to WA with my wife, Deb, three month old baby daughter, Gabrielle, and mother in law, Sue. I was very fortunate to go out birding with a top WA birder, Sue Abbotts for a day, for which I am very grateful. Sue picked … Read more
Dear All Still trying to decide what to call the Katherine Sewerage Ponds snipe. I managed some more photos today including some in flight, posted here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewianbell/sets/72157625573042634/ On previously posted shots I have had votes for all three species, but everyone with an “I’m not a snipe expert” disclaimer. I’m hovering between Swinhoe’s and Pin-tailed, … Read more
Hi Carl, The large white-headed gulls in Istanbul are Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis). Cheers, Nikolas