Some interesting research on the division of labour in babbler “families”

see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120712101553.htm Helping Family Is Key for Social Birds =============================== 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 ===============================

Lake Cargelligo

Hi all I recently just posted on here about Hillston NSW birding.. Thankyou to all those that answered…am looking forward to visiting all those places… Just another question…i’m going to Lake Cargelligo tomorrow….does anyone know any good spots out there for certain birds?? I heard that Freckled Duck has been on that lake…anyone seen it … Read more

Birding in Arnhem Land

Dear All Last month I received several requests from birdwatchers bringing their children to the Top End who were also interested in having them meet Indigenous people. In most cases I didn’t have enough time to meet this request or those who asked had little idea of the logistics involved I’ve now arranged for a … Read more

Babblers

Hello Birding-Aus people, There is an interesting article on some work done by Lucy Browning of UNSW on Babblers in The Conversation http://theconversation.edu.au/ today. Babblers show why birds of a feather stick together http://theconversation.edu.au/babblers-show-why-birds-of-a-feather-stick-together-8169?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+13+July+2012&utm_content=Latest+from+The+Conversation+for+13+July+2012+CID_f5f8fdab8165289617229389876c0f70&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Babblers+show+why+birds+of+a+feather+stick+together Cheers, Jim Smart East Maitland NSW =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of … Read more