Singing Bushlark

Karen Do you have a photo? I have a small doubt about its identity too. A wild bird would not normally react so freely towards people. They occur naturally at Shark Bay which is not that far away from Geraldton in the right weather conditions. Was the temperature extremely hot? i.e. well over 40C? I … Read more

Save the Orange-bellied Parrot

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Fork-tailed Swifts

Hello Mike, Travelled to Port Gregory on the WA coast, between Geraldton and Kalbarri on Friday 25 February. On arrival at the Caravan Park at about 2:00 Pm a flock of 50 – 100 Fork-tailed Swifts were overhead, from 20 metres above us to very high above us. The flock stayed around all afternoon. On … Read more

tern chicks

Hello Denise On the 17th of this month I received a response from the office of the Honourable Kate Jones MP (the Minister of Climate Change & Sustainability) on this matter. Her office informed me that Officers of Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service had received a copy of the footage and are investigating the matter. … Read more

Blue faced honeyeaters

I have a big family (or maybe many families) of Blue faced honeyeaters visiting our backyard every day for many years now. I have always noticed very striking blue face but now all the babies have been born all I am getting is the olive green colouring around the eye. Does this mean that the … Read more