… Because if they don’t, why are they hell-bent on burning every last hectare in the National Park on a 10- to 20-year cycle? To all those who’ve had the chance to see malleefowl at Little Desert Lodge, or elsewhere in the Little Desert, consider yourselves privileged. The Victorian Malleefowl Recovery Group has been monitoring … Read more
g’Day all At about 1500 hrs on Tuesday 05 September 2011, from the Maraude Beach carpark at St Helens Point, Tasmania, a single Nankeen Kestrel (Flaco cenchroides) was seen swooping low above the sand dunes flying north in a direct manner (no hovering) in westerly gale force winds. The bird was in view for about … Read more
Seen this morning roosting beside busy Sturt Highway at 10am on the main road into town. It was in a deciduous tree with very little spring growth so very much out in the open beside the road. It was flushed by my grandchildren getting out for a look!! I searched later this afternoon and found about the owl … Read more
G’day For those interested in inner-city birds, I came across the carcass of a Barn Owl on the footpath of Upper Albert St, close to the lower entrance to the Roma St Parklands. It was about 100 metres from the CBD precinct and was probably hit by a car (and placed on the footpath at … Read more
I just returned from a short trip to the Cue-Mt.Magnet area of WA, about 600km NE of Perth. The mulga is in good condition after consistent rain all year and, unlike Frank O’Connor’s experience only a month ago, birds were quite plentiful. Some species were particularly abundant…..small flocks of Budgerigars were flying overhead literally every … Read more