Inisfail bird ID

Hi all, There have been a number of different responses to the Inisfail bird photos.These have ranged from the Hill Blue Flycatcher to immature Spectacled Monarch to Broad-billed Flycatcher, a possible Satin Flycatcher and even a Bluebird from the USA! However, the general consensus seems to be around a Leaden Flycatcher although the colouring on … Read more

The Old Mate and the Moggy

Now this is a true-ish story about the Old Mate and an ex-cat… seeing its the holidays and we need some New Years amusing… hopefully. So I included a couple of photos of some birds, which has absolutely nothing to do with the story which is largely probably mostly not entirely true…. Anyway, all this … Read more

Spot-lighting ethics

Dear fellow nature lovers, I am posing a question around the use of high powered torches for viewing our nocturnal counterparts. What are the thoughts around a super bright rechargeable torch (similar to the 1,000,000 candle power one I purchased just the other day…) doing any damage to our little friends eyes on a dark … Read more

Princess Parrots breeding in 2010/2011

Hi folks: Last year was so exciting to hear about with Princess breeding even within a days drive or so from Alice Springs. I learned about possible breeding at Neale Junction this year but never heard much about Princess overall in 2010/2011. Did the mass breeding of last year cease and all birds relocate back … Read more

sunshine coast pelagic

There is one spot open for this Saturday’s pelagic off the Sunshine Coast, weather permitting. Please let me know if interested (cost $120). Greg Roberts =============================== 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 ===============================