Reading the specs on the Net it looks like a terrific torch for night-birding purposes, with a 300 metre throw (promoted for use by hunters when attached to a rifle) but not surprisingly comes at quite a price ($278 on-line). R.
I Folks, I went night birding in Singapore last week and used a “Led Lenser” LED torch which blew me away how powerful it was. It was very bright, small and had a ridiculous beam length for its size. I can’t remember the model but I wish to get one here. Has anyone had any … Read more
Here are a few sightings from a trip to the ‘top end’ of the Northern Territory, 10 19 May…. Hooded Parrot at Pine Creek – 10 birds observed early morning at the Rail Museum and then across the road where they appeared to be drinking condensations from the top of the Crocodile Gold Corp … Read more
There is an interesting study of the Palmyra Atoll – see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518132706.htm Journal Reference: • Douglas J. McCauley, Paul A. DeSalles, Hillary S. Young, Robert B. Dunbar, Rodolfo Dirzo, Matthew M. Mills, Fiorenza Micheli. From wing to wing: the persistence of long ecological interaction chains in less- disturbed ecosystems. Scientific Reports, 2012; 2 DOI:10.1038/srep00409 =============================== … Read more
Today was another one of those perfect SEQ autumn days (blue sky, low- mid 20s temp, little breeze), so a Main Range bushwalk was in order. Since it had been a while I had popped out to the Mt Matheson Cct at Spicer’s Gap (one peak to the south of Cunningham’s Gap). The high density … Read more