g’Day all Tonight at about 1715 hr. an Osprey carrying a large fish was flying above the mangroves near the saltworks eastern boundary adjacent to Price Creek. I was able to obtain adequate photographs. Not sure of its recent status but in nearly 40 years of casual observations here, this is new for my Yorke … Read more
Walking to work with my wife this morning and we had two very small lorikeets fly past, green all over apart from the face, which was dull red, extending all round the beak. The underwing had no trace of red, so I’m sure it wasn’t Purple-crowned (which would have been a nice lifer). The size, … Read more
G’day all, A bit of a technical question. I’ve been monitoring the mortality rate of a few species at Alice Springs Sewage Ponds after a spike in botulism poisoning last year. I’m not a biologist, but what I’ve learnt is that “c” type Clostridium botulinum bacteria reside and breed in anaerobic muds at the bottom … Read more
G’day all! Really quick one today – does anyone know if these two species often interbreed in the wild? I’m looking out my office window at a bird on the bird bath with all of the plumage characteristics of a Peaceful Dove but with a red eye ring like a Diamond Dove. We get both … Read more
Dear B-A, Yesterday, I emailed the Victorian DPI to bring to their attention the matter of them including Mallard on their do not shoot list. I have just received a response thanking me for bringing the matter to their attention and that they will update their website “to reflect the legal status of this duck”. … Read more