Madhaviah Krishnan’s “Thuggery in the Treetops”

All, Through the agency of the yahoo group “*bngbirds*” I learnt of the work of Madhaviah Krishnan, who wrote a nature column in “The Statesman” for 46 years. This is an excerpt from my recent post at *The Northern Myth* on his work, including a short piece on the Shikra, a small accipiter. “From time … Read more

Barn owl being mobbed by crows

Hi All, West coast highway this morning, five crows mobbing a Barn Owl pretty aggressively in flight…found it quite disturbing really…a rarely seen bird (ive only ever seen two)under attack and i reckon he would be lucky to survive it…my theory is there are too many crows because of human left overs and rubbish…the authorities … Read more

Canon SX50HS v Nikon P510 v Sony DSC-HX200v

Bob, no direct experience with any of these cameras, I have used a few different super zoom cameras. I would suggest that just judging on MP really won’t tell you much, these cameras are made possible by using very small sensors which fundamenatlly limit what they can do, cramming more pixels on does not really … Read more

Albany Pelagic Trips – May 4th & 5th

G’day everyone We have planned a weekend of trips for the 4th and 5th of May this year, departing Emu Point Boat Harbour in Albany, WA. As always, the trips will run on a cost-share basis – the cost is expected to be $150 per person (per trip) with a full boat of 18 people, … Read more

Lucky and unlucky ducks

Thanks Debbie for keeping us up to date with this Duck hunting issue, here in NSW we don’t get to see all the Vic news.   Keep up the good work, someone has to keep SCREAMING.   Geoff Hutchinson BirdLife Southern NSW EagleCAM