Dear birding-aussers With the advent of autumn, cooler weather, sufficient rain, birds are very active once more. A Collared Sparrow-hawk upset all the birds in my garden yesterday, and a flock of 12 Topknot Pigeons flew across at head height (standing on the back deck looking down the garden). These always turn up in Gloucester … Read more
Here’s how the (Melbourne) Herald-Sun covered the Black Swan shooting story. The photo is of the Moonee Ponds swan whose mate was stoned to death last week. Used online only. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/duck-shooters-accused-of-cruelty/story-fn7x8me2-1226040628077 =============================== 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 … Read more
The following article may be of interest http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-the-ecofable-graphic-novel-2269583.html “Coleridge’s ‘Rime Of The Ancient Mariner’ – the original eco-fable – has been reimagined as a chic graphic novel. Its aim? To save the oceans” =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: … Read more
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150218017973125.350076.638123124 I’m afraid this is another grisly photo album. This time, from last weekend’s duck rescue at Lake Buloke, Victoria. Two Black Swans have been shot, with x-rays confirming more than 30 shotgun pellets in one. Swan nests have been found trampled and strewn with empty shotgun cartridges. Rescuers believe they were used as shooting … Read more
Thanks Chris, I’ll look out for the Double-eyed Fig Parrots. I missed them there in 2009 and only saw them on Chris Dahlberg’s trip. I’m guessing that it will be very quiet on the wader front, I wonder if some of the birds stay around the area? Regards, Patrick On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at … Read more