Heard late one night recently during a talkback session on a fading mainland radio station (I think 7CC?), a caller talking about opposition to coal seem gas extraction. He stated “it was well known that activists were responsible for releasing captive bred Black-throated Finches into the wild at Brimblebox, to reinforce arguments for protection”. Has … Read more
It is not often you get to watch a nest in real time from two camera angles and get an audio feed at the same time. The parent was standing up and moving around when I logged on this evening and watched the action along with 934 others. Given the nest is in New York … Read more
I agree with others, as in within an Australian context it is a Grey Teal. Hard to know how to support or reject the idea of being a hybrid, just on those photos. Some have said it is moulting its primaries. True, but it is moulting its secondaries as well. Maybe the combination of loss … Read more
Link to an interesting rebuttal printed in Wildlife Professional (Spring 2012). http://www.westernbirdbanding.org/Call%20for%20Retraction.pdf Cheers, Chris Watson
G’day all, This morning I drove down south of Alice to see if I could relocate the Scarlet-chested Parrots reported on Birdline NT yesterday. The short version of the story is – nope. Not entirely surprising, as they were probably just passing through but I had to have a go. It was an outstanding drive … Read more