Not great timing either. For those that may not have heard, Don Merton, one of the greats of international bird conservation and deeply involved in the recovery program for Kakapo unfortunately passed away over the weekend after a brief illness. He perhaps was most famous for his association with Black Robin and developing techniques of … Read more
News about last weekend’s duck rescue teams’ efforts have come to hand. On a private wetlands near Melton, the following birds were shot by duck hunters. All were scanned with a metal detector, which confirmed the presence of metal shot in them:Yellow-billed SpoonbillDucky Moorhen chickPurple Swamphen (incl. one found alive and euthanised)Australasian GrebeIn addition, two … Read more
All, I was lucky enough to travel to the Antarctic this January. There were lectures on board ship regarding everything from explorers to geology to wildlife, and there was a very informative one about krill. The decline in krill probably has nothing whatsoever to do with predators. I am no scientist, but my understanding is … Read more
100s of Flock Bronzewings coming in to drink at various tanks near Tibooburra. One Blue-winged parrot at South Myers Tank. Observer: Dirty Harriers =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================