As founder of ‘Save the Orange-bellied Parrot” on Facebook, I am more obsessed about OBPs than is perhaps healthy. But here’s my take on publishing reports. The nasty little secret about all threatened species is photography – we all want good snaps in case the buggers up and disappear. But there are hundreds of great … Read more
G’day all, There were small numbers of Swift Parrots feeding today on flowering Forest Red Gums (*Eucalyptus* *tereticornis*) right next to Tuckers Rocks cottage,in Bongil Bongil National Park, at the end of Tuckers Rocks Road, near the town of Repton, south of Coffs Harbour on the NSW mid north coast. I saw a flock of … Read more
We’re about to head north; a direct run to the Sunshine Coast, then a more leisurely trip along the coast to Townsville or perhaps Innisfail, then west to Normanton and Lawn Hill before returning home to Melbourne via central and western QLD and NSW (and Bowra Station). Our route and itinerary is flexible and any … Read more
Hi all… An opportunity might come up next week for my family to travel to the Cobourg peninsula/Arnhem land next week… Apparently Arnhem land is the strong hold of the white throated grasswren…. I wrote a message the other day on birdingaus asking about the grasswrens at gunlom falls/kakadu and I'd like to say thank … Read more
HI – A second forwarded message this time from Nick Brickle on bird trade in Indonesia (see below). For those interested financial support of OBC, or local NGOs such as PROfauna may help. Others might find this issue an interesting research topic, or find other ways to spread information on this issue to conservation workers … Read more