Yesterday an enjoyable day was spent in the Daintree Village area by members and visitors of Birds Australia North Queensland regional group. A committee meeting was accompanied by a couple of cruises on the Daintree River and a walk at a local property ‘Wild Wings and Swampy Things’. Considerable effort has taking place to revegetate this once … Read more
H friends, I am proud to announce that I managed to see two of Australia’s most difficult parrots in just two weeks. I travelled to Jupiter Well and saw 2 Princess Parrots two weeks ago last Saturday, and on the Saturday just passed saw two beautiful Scarlet-chested Parrots at Gluepot. The SCP’s were on the … Read more
Hi all, Sorry to be a burden but I’ve just left W.A. with a swag of photos but I’m not sure if I’ve captured a Baudin’s black cockatoo. I photographed what I believed was one in a mixed group. The birds were on the Kalgan River east of Albany where mixed flocks occur. They flew … Read more
Hi Folks, Further to our recently posted sightings in FNQ a Rufous Owl turned up this afternoon being harassed by a Blue-faced Honeyeater, Spangled Drongo and an Olive-backed Sunbird! The owl was siting over our driveway. If you want to see an image of it we have posted it onto Eremaea Birdline http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=5. We thought … Read more
Dear Birding Australia, I am contacting you in the hope that you may be able to help me. Mr Kurtis Lindsay of Birds Australia suggested that you may be able to help. I am trying to contact the Ornithologist and Photographer, Mr. Graeme Chapman. I am fighting to save a piece of regionally important woodland … Read more