Minnippi WF Honeyeater – Sat 14/5

Don’t you love it when you arrive at a twitch to hear someone proclaim “Got it!” After (apparently) no sighting for 45mins, the honeyeater put in an appearance between 2.50pm and 3pm, and then again for about 5mins around 3.30pm. Thanks, Colin, and happy neophemas. Trevor Ford. =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send … Read more

Bird twitch mark 2

Thanks Greg – a big help as I’m heading for the Mallee Emu Wren and Short-tailed Grasswren sites (both would be lifers) as I head up to the Alice from Brisbane. Currently at Corowa after catching up with 4 Painted Snipe at the Coreen site earlier today – they were flushed from the grass between … Read more

Today is World Migratory Bird Day

see http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=2641&ArticleID=8733&l=en&t=long =============================== 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 ===============================

On Prehistoric Supercontinent of Pangaea, Latitude and Rain Dictated Where Species Lived

Given that virtually all the land was connected (reduced geographical barriers), why were species so geographically separated? see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512150823.htm =============================== 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 ===============================