Hi Stephen, Never seen one in the Blue Mountains, though I have been walking there for years – I’d also be interested to hear from anyone who has. Never seen one walking around behind a lyre bird either as they are reportrd to do (though I have seen a yellow throated scrub wren doing so). … Read more
From Coalition Against Duck Shooting’s latest media release: This Wednesday May 4 at 10am – 325 Camberwell Road, Camberwell Dead bird delivery to Premier Baillieu’s electoral office Last weekend the rescue teams found very few shooters and surprisingly few birds on the Gippsland wetlands near Sale or the Geelong wetlands. However, more protected species, including … Read more
You’ve found a whole new way to keep amused when sitting at the computer bored Tim! Here are a few more misnamed birds from Shutterstock, I particularly like the Gouldian. Rainbow lorikeet perched on a branch. http://www.shutterstock.co.in/cat.mhtml?lang=en http://www.shutterstock.co.in/cat.mhtml?lang=en&search_source=search_form&v ersion=llv1&anyorall=all&safesearch=1&searchterm=australia%2C+bird&search_gr oup=&orient=&search_cat=&searchtermx=&photographer_name=&people_gender=&peop le_age=&people_ethnicity=&people_number=&commercial_ok=&color=&show_color_wh eel=1#id=64772032> &search_source=search_form&version=llv1&anyorall=all&safesearch=1&searchterm =australia%2C+bird&search_group=&orient=&search_cat=&searchtermx=&photograph er_name=&people_gender=&people_age=&people_ethnicity=&people_number=&commerc ial_ok=&color=&show_color_wheel=1#id=64772032 Snaked neck cormorant http://www.shutterstock.co.in/cat.mhtml?lang=en http://www.shutterstock.co.in/cat.mhtml?lang=en&search_source=search_form&v ersion=llv1&anyorall=all&safesearch=1&searchterm=australia%2C+bird&search_gr oup=&orient=&search_cat=&searchtermx=&photographer_name=&people_gender=&peop le_age=&people_ethnicity=&people_number=&commercial_ok=&color=&show_color_wh eel=1#id=58987159> … Read more
Hi We are going to be in the Gladstone through Mackay area for about 6 days, because of a professional meeting. Hoping to do some birding, we looked up sites for the three above birds. It seems that reports on Eremaea Birds of Yellow Chat & Zitting Cisticola in this area are lacking in May. … Read more
http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.shutterstock.co.in/pic-13901902/stock-photo-orange-bellied-parrot.html&ct=ga&cad=CAcQARgBIAEoBDAAOABA_fP17QRIAVgAYgVlbi1VUw&cd=xMNjv_wboAA&usg=AFQjCNGJtIGc553bdxjbSQPwrGPUVZi1ugThis photo is being touted as an OBP. Does anyone know what it is? =============================== 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 ===============================