Hillarys Pelagic Trip – Sunday 4th August

Hi all, Just a short note that I’ve had a rash of cancellations for the Hillarys trip in August, so there are currently six spaces available. Anyone interested please let me know Cheers, John =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) … Read more

Fiordland Penguin at Bridgewater Bay, Victoria

Rob Farnes has sent me a photograph of a Fiordland Penguin that was found alive at Bridgewater Bay, SW Victoria on 24 June 2013. It was taken into care. This species seems to occur less frequently than it did last century. Mike Carter 30 Canadian Bay Road Mount Eliza VIC 3930 Tel (03) 9787 7136 … Read more

A Tale of Two Cockatoos: Baudin’s and Carnaby’s

Hi, I just want to let you know about a short animated film and webpage I’ve created about Baudin’s and Carnaby’s Cockatoos, called ‘A Tale of Two Cockatoos’ http://cockatoos.treehugger.com.au/ As part of my PhD studies, I have been investigating how Australian society values Baudin’s and Carnaby’s and have discovered why Carnaby’s is favoured over Baudin’s. … Read more

Pumicestone region and Bribie Island

G’day, The checklist of the birds of the Pumicestone region on my “sunbittern” website was recently recommended to a potential visitor to the area by Jude (thanks, Jude) but I should say that there are a few additional species to go on this checklist. I have been really busy recently (see below) and have not … Read more

grass owls , glossy black cockatoos on sunshine coast

Glossy Black Cockatoos are coming in to drink regularly at roadside puddles at a Sunshine Coast school. Also, some weird behaviour by Eastern Grass Owls, with a pair mobbing Ground Parrot playback near Noosa. Was predation on their mind? More here: http://tinyurl.com/pdb3meo Greg Roberts =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe … Read more