I’m not sure how helpful this is to the discussion but I thought it might amuse some of you! Jill Dark SEARCH FOR THE NIGHT PARROT You can leave the night to the Night Parrot As far as I am concerned. I’ve seen Eyrean Grasswrens and Orange Chats, I’ve seen birds till my eyeballs burned, … Read more
Subject: Ashmore Reef trip needs YOU! Hi all, My ‘big year’ is going great, and if anything, I’ve had TOO much luck – and await the dreaded ‘yang’ (disastrous happenings) that seem usually to follow such blatant ‘yings’ (extra-good happenings) as I have had the good fortune to experience. Anyone interested in following my progress … Read more
Just spent a relaxing few days at Mataranka finally catching up with two lifers, Red Goshawk and Arafura Fabtail amongst others. Can’t remember the last time we saw two new birds in one day. Spent quite a lot of time watching the Red Goshawks around their nest thanks to the kindness of John and Nic, … Read more
Hi Birders, There was a comment recently about whether camera traps would be of use to identify Night Parrots. I’ve used camera traps a fair bit for fauna survey work purposes and can confirm that they are more than up to the job if used correctly. Phil Lewis has some awesome footage on YouTube of … Read more
Dear all, As there seems to be an interest in the transit of Venus on B-A, some might be interested in images of, not only the transit of Venus, but the transit by the Hubble Telescope which occured at the same time. Cheers, Carl Clifford Sent from my iPad =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing … Read more