Hi All, The most recent posts regarding the Central Land Council endorsed visits to the Princess Parrot sites have prompted us to post of our experiences. We (Brian Johnston, Andrew Silcocks and Rohan Clarke) were granted a special access permit through the Central Land Council in late August to visit traditional lands to observe the … Read more
Flinders Island Trip Report Janet and I spent an enjoyable week on Flinders Island from 8/12/10 to 15/12/10. We stayed in the Cottage at Flinders Island Cabin Park and hired a Subaru Forester as a package deal. The accommodation was comfortable and was conveniently located near the airport, a few kms north of Whitemark. The … Read more
The current discussion reminds me of a recent trip to South Africa where we hired Themba at St Lucia for a days guiding. That day was so good it turned into 2 days. Being a local and committed to raising the awareness of the locals to the value of their bird populations he took us … Read more
Considering the number of bird-photographers there seems to be in the BirdingAus group I am surprised there has been no comment so far on this topic. Birds Australia recently held a “Best Photo of 2010” competition and the winners were announced on the BA website yesterday. As an entrant in the competition I am awesomely … Read more
Tim, I don’t mean to suggest that the person I mentioned was anything other than a photographer. However, I am saying that the potential for collectors to target birds, and to use this mailing list as a resource for information, is clear and present. It should be a wake-up call for us all. Having said … Read more