Carl’s comment probably comes from this extract: “The noisy miner, a native with a distinctive, high-pitched call also known as a ‘squeaker’, and the koel, a large cuckoo bird, are the most common troublemakers. The problem is that they are nocturnal birds. I personally like their sound, but some people don’t,” Davis said.” It only … Read more
Hi All there was a Chestnut Breasted Mannikin in the Lake View Carpark at the Pt Cook Coastal Park this afternoon around 2.30, it was in the company of a small flock of Zebra Finches. Regards Alan Jordan =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, … Read more
A friend and I had a fantastic view of a mature Pacific Baza yesterday. It was in trees along Beesons Rd Bees on the western edge of Wandobah Forest SSW of Gunnedah NSW. Beesons Rd runs north off Milroy Rd (the road that bisects the forest). This is the first sighting I know of in … Read more
Wonderful Pauline Reilly has passed on at the age of 92. There will be a celebration of her life at Tucker’s Funeral Chapel in Geelong on Saturday at 3pm. She was a – perhaps the – leading light of the early days of the research on Little Penguins at Phillip Island, a member of the … Read more
see http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/australian-birds-have-cocky-attitude-2274551.html =============================== 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 ===============================