Hi all A great find by Colin Rogers. In case anyone is interested I’ve put a small selection of photos I took of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Price, SA on Monday, here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.441014595964250.102646.134270499971996&type=1 Let’s hope they re-open the place soon (please don’t ask me, I don’t know anything about it – Trevor Cowie is the … Read more
Hi Everyone, Today I encountered a puzzling call as I was working in the mangroves of the Clyde river, in Nelligen, NSW. I heard a twi-twi-twi-twi etc (maybe 8-10 times??) that I thought was made by a yellow-spotted honeyeater (I have seen and heard the bird many times in FNQ earlier this year). All in … Read more
Hello Euan, I’m attaching a pic I took back in March 1964 of Emus bathing at Toganmain Station east of Hay and in another pic I have they go right in up to the head. I have no record of how hot it was, but March on the Hay plain is usually still pretty warm. … Read more
Dear B-A, Interesting footage of a Golden Eagle attempting to take a toddler in a park in Montreal, Quebec. It seems to be genuine. Cheers, Carl Clifford =============================== 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 ===============================
John Penhallurick wrote: “This was one of the most ridiculous splits in Koenig and Weick’s 2nd edn of the Owls of the World. The race lurida responds readily to vocalisations of Southern Boobook.” John, I think everyone of us who lives in the Wet Tropics and knows both Boobooks well would completely disagree with that … Read more