[image: undefined] One of the great pleasures of driving around the American south-west is the variety of raptors – birds of prey – that present themselves as you cruise the big-sky country. Perched on trees and power-poles, soaring high on thermals or just hanging around looking for the dead or dying. They are out there, … Read more
Hi all, Today started at 0700 with a phone call saying “I’ll meet you at the usual carpark in an hour. We’re going after Cicadabirds”. And what a beautiful day it turned out to be. We turned off the Western Highway and the sun came out and we arrived in the Wombat Forest to find … Read more
Hi All, The images of the Lesser Black-backed Gull in Broome, WA that Mike Carter referred to have been posted here; http://www.pbase.com/wildlifeimages/lesser_black_backed_gull Photographically the bird was a bit of a milestone as it was the 750th species that I have photographed in Australia and coincidentally, as Adrian Boyle also contributes, is was the 800th ‘Australian’ … Read more
Just back from Broome. The bird was still at the rubbish tip on Saturday. George Swann, Mike Carter, Richard Baxter and Rohan Clarke had seen it earlier that morning before a heavy rain storm just before I landed. I missed it when I tried again on Sunday, but there were a lot of gulls flying … Read more
Hi All, I’m planning a trip to southern South America, the Falklands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula later this year. The archives don’t appear to have much recent chat about suitable field guides, and so I ask does anyone have a preference for any particular field guide? Or a combination of field guides? I … Read more