Hi all, Just to let everyone know that today was the last day of my 12 month challenge to photograph as many wild Australian birds as I could. The previous record as such was 377 which was the only published one I could find going into this challenge. My wife (support person) and I began … Read more
Gooday BA folks In mid September, about 2 weeks time, Judy and I are racing across to Gluepot Reserve for a few days to try for a look at the Scarlet-chested Parrot and Red-lored Whistler. Hopefully, while chasing these birds we would like to see Purple-gaped Honeyeater, Slender-billed Thornbill, Mallee Emu-wren and Western Whipbird. Research … Read more
After several years of gathering suitable photographs and several months of time at the computer, I have published an online guide to identifying Wandering Tattlers in non-breeding plumage as we see them in Australia. The guide can be found at http://users.tpg.com.au/inglisrc/html/id_wandering_tattler.html Please keep in mind that the guide contains information which I have gathered from … Read more
G’day All, Just thought I’d get the word out that the latest review of the NT Threatened Species list is now available for public comment until the 9th of September. Among many proposed changes, the status of Emu and Bustard are set to be downgraded. This has many NT birdos scratching their heads as many … Read more
See http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/89/i36/8936scene.html Owl Eggs Reveal Complex Pollutant Patterns Persistent Pollutants: Pollutant levels in owl eggs fluctuate with changes in climate and food sources Sarah Webb August 29, 2011 =============================== 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 ===============================