Hi all, A big thanks to all the people who have sent me excellent ideas and suggestions. I contacted John Chambers at lake Eacham, and for those with little kiddies, he was very baby friendly. John told me something very interesting about the Victoria’s Riflebird, that it takes 7, yes seven years for the young … Read more
Hi all, A very quick note as I’m off to Canberra in an hour. We decided that Port Stephens may have been a little too north for this bird, and with the good weather we (me, Steve and Allan Richardson) took Steve’s 16 foot tinny out to a FAD (Fish Attracting Device) about 11 miles … Read more
Along the south arm of the billabong (currently very full) I heard at least 2 male Fantail Cuckoos trilling, often both at once. I had a fleeting glimpse of one flying towards the Yarra. A third male was also calling from a long way downstream. As I searched the billabong surrounds I also heard the … Read more
Ooh Ah!! Adelaide Optical just rang me to say that the new Swarovski EL 10×50 Swarovision Bins are in. Must go see. Tony =============================== 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 ===============================
I want to clarify the list of birds in my previous post. This is not a normal species list; they are all dead birds found last weekend at Lake Buloke. Dead Species List: Game birds Mountain Duck (4) Pink-eared Duck (2) Wood Duck (1) Grey Teal (16 adult and juvenile) Ducklings Grey Teal (4) Pink-eared … Read more