Hi birders – any comments? Tony Gibson Begin forwarded message: > From: Aine > Date: 22 August 2012 10:34:00 AEST > To: tone > Subject: Fwd: For Tony – photos of Falcon and Frogmouth > > > > ——– Original Message ——– > Subject: For Tony – photos of Falcon and Frogmouth > Date: Tue, … Read more
Hi Lynda, Sorry to be trite but how precise or exclusive do you wish your classification to be? Or are you just looking for a rough description? I suppose it comes down to the word “predominantly”. You appear to be already aware that it is not so clear cut and then there is the habitat … Read more
I can hear… Noisy Miner, Crimson Rosella, Fan-tailed Cuckoo and Striated Pardalote. I would hazard a guess at Olive-backed Oriole as I’ve heard them conduct just as impressive mimicry and the location matches nicely. Superb Lyrebird would be my second guess. Cheers, Max Breckenridge Gladesville, NSW =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the … Read more
Whilst guiding to the north of Mt. Lewis yesterday in misty weather I paused along a roadway when I noticed two segments of eggshell on the ground. Upon investigation we found a Topknot Pigeon on a nest in a rather tall rainforest sapling about six metres above the ground. Judging by the fact that the … Read more
Does anyone have a list (or at least a really good definition) of what an aquatic bird is, compared to a marine or terrestrial one. I am attempting to classify Australian (& other southern hemisphere) species according to whether they are predominantly aquatic, marine or terrestrial as part of a larger analysis. Some species I … Read more