A couple of photos of Pink-eared Ducks from last weekend’s duck rescue at Lake Buloke, northwest Victoria. Q: If they’re shot for food, why are they abandoned? A: Because they’re shot for fun. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150153972486364.285409.306316356363 From the same place and time, Black Swan eggs thrown out and swan’s nest trampled to make a shooting platform. Two … Read more
Wendy I used to walk past Coburg Lake on my way to and from school and I spent countless hours playing and exploring around the lake and Merri Creek in the 1950s and 60s, then walking my dog there in the 70s. I don’t remember seeing Black Swans or Hardhead; just Mallards, Muscovy ducks and … Read more
Hi all, Had a fantastic birding day today. Probabaly one of those that happen only once every 10 years. AM Started off the day with a tip off from birding pal Matt Weeks about some Painted Snipe at Balldale in southern NSW. I found 5 birds, Amazing to see them again. PM ended up in … Read more
On Sunday night (17 April), a group from Warringal Conservation Society had a spotlighting excursion along the track east from the car-park. Bright moonlight seemed to inhibit mammals, but we saw one Tawny Frogmouth, and a Powerful Owl, probably immature, which was photographed. It was perched in a wattle over the main path. Also observed … Read more
BA Vic Group Pelagic off Portland, Victoria, Sunday 03 April 2011 Participants: Tim Bawden, Robert Cox, Paul Dodd, Ruth Woodrow, Robert Farnes, Brian Johnston, Mark Stanley, Mark Bezuijen, Mark Bennett, Teisha Sloane, Brett Macdonald & Peter Lansley (leader and report compiler). Activity: Aboard the Southern Pride, skippered by Peter Geller, with Neville the deckhand. Left … Read more