Thanks to the generosity of a friend, we spent 2 weeks holidaying at Lennox Head late last month. Although birding was not top of the agenda, we did manage to get out and about and were able to rack-up 138 species during the fortnight. The birding highlights of the hols included: Flat Rock, Ballina—- Wandering … Read more
For those who are interested, I put together a brief video of a Powerful Owl recorded recently in the Royal National Park, NSW. http://wildambience.com/2013/08/video-powerful-owl/ Regards Marc Anderson =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Thanks Andrew & Peter Yes this makes sense there are some foxes in the reserve. I thought either Possum being raped or a fox. Cheers Geoff Message: 10 From: Andrew Taylor To: Geoff Hutchinson Cc: birding-aus@lists.vicnet.net.au Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Bid call ID Please Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 11:12:27PM +1000, … Read more
I’m surprised this hasn’t been posted: http://museum.wa.gov.au/about/latest-news/dna-confirms-elusive-night-parrot-found DNA testing has confirmed that the feathers provided by John Young are from the Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis). Cheers David =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi all, Welcome Swallows are feeding on larvae in the roadside pools on 29 Mile Rd at the WTP (Vic) Western Lagoons again. About 30 birds were hovering over the pools and plunging their heads below the surface. I noticed that after each attack where the head was immersed deeply into the water the birds … Read more