G’day all… This evening at home I was surprised to see 2 separate “sorties” of White-throated Nightjars flying low over my residence in Smithfield, Cairns. First, at 6:30pm there were 3 birds in a fairly tight triangular formation (if you can call it that?!) flying south about 15mtrs above ground. Then 30 secs later another … Read more
Hi Friends, I have just received a paper Evolution of arid zone birds in Australia: leapfrog distribution patterns and mesic- arid connections in quail-thrush (Cinclosoma, Cinclosomatidae) published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. They clearly state that Nullarbor Quailthrush should be recognised as a separate species. I have always thought that the paper by Ford, which … Read more
There’s an interesting item on the use of feathers to monitor sea bird patterns – see http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/content/2011/s3343366.htm Regards, Laurie. =============================== 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 ===============================
I’m more concerned about the principle of nature reserves being open to mining http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-20/am-clive-palmer-mine/3580458 http://www.theage.com.au/queensland/fight-to-save-refuge-from-coal-mine-20111020-1ma1p.html Regards, Laurie. On 21/10/2011, at 3:14 PM, Debbie Lustig wrote: > > http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-21/crabb-the-finch-that-ate-clive-palmer/3593084 > Crabbe hits out at endangered species legislation. > A sample: > “Should teeny creatures already knocking on the gates of Salvation > have the capacity to … Read more
Hi all, During a recent trip to Round Hill and Nombinnie NR i saw a splendid fairy wren do something really interesting. As i walked through the mallee scrub a male flew across in front of me from one tree to another. The flight he took was as if he was displaying to me or … Read more