Good to see some chat on this. ‘Enforcement’ on Victorian wetlands is functionally non-existent. DPI, through Game Victoria, now administers duck hunting. Compliance Officers number five. On opening and closing weekends, they are supplemented by police, DSE and Parks Victoria staff. That’s it. Re protests starting because of the shooting of threatened species. CADS was … Read more
SYDNEY PELAGIC TRIP REPORT – MAY 11, 2013 OVERVIEW Sydney had been experiencing an extended spell of ‘Indian Summer’ with warm temperatures and light winds for the past couple of weeks. This factor combined with the awkward time of the year when the summer birds have departed but the warm water delays the arrival of … Read more
I would hope that as lovers of birds and other wildlife, we should be deeply concerned about what is happening under the Campbell Newman-led Liberal National Party in Queensland. A series of recent moves by the Government demonstrates just what is at stake here. The Government has boasted that it will “take an axe” to … Read more
Hi again birders, I have published more of my Alice Springs photos (admittedly there are some non-birds here!): http://paul.angrybluecat.com/Trips-and-Locations/2013/Alice-Springs-May-2013 I think that the birds I photographed on top of the Cassia Hill Walk at Simpsons Gap were all Redthroats (male and female), but I wouldn’t mind another opinion. Sorry, you’ll have to page through the … Read more