I have just found a Green Grocer Cicada nymph (fully developed) awkwardly wandering around my backyard looking for somewhere to shed its shell. I cannot recall having ever recorded a Green Grocer outside of summer in our area (Sydney, inner-west to be precise), and April is very late in general for a cicada to be … Read more
Hi, this is just a reminder to people seeing swift parrots on their return from Tas- please keep your eyes out for leg bands. There are now over a hundred banded swift parrots out there as part of my research on their breeding biology in Tas, so watch out for bands on the right leg. … Read more
Hello Birding-Aus people, For the latest developments in the fight to be able to go birding in a NSW national park without having to wear a bullet proof vest see: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/seasoned-shooter-joins-opposition-to-hunting-in-state-national-parks-20130411-2hokl.html It would appear that our protests are being heard. However we have not yet put a stop to the Shooters Party’s desire to use … Read more
Dear all, I’ve written in this subject before – see my post at The Northern Myth here: http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2011/06/28/birds-of-the-week-firehawks-of-the-top-end/ I’m excited to announce a call for observations from anyone interested in the behaviour of birds around fire and have today issued the following Media Release calling for comments and observations. I’ve had a great response to … Read more
Dear all I am forwarding this string because it contains some interesting information from Stephen Debus regading the status of the Golden Masked Owl. Regards Shirley Cook