Ken Cross, Steve McBride and myself located another Painted Snipe yesterday about 20 km from where one was reported at Cove Rd, Stanmore on Mon. It was found in a backwater bay of the Stanley River at Royston, viewed from opposite 1143 Villenevue Rd. A telescope is essential to view the bird which was on … Read more
Sorry but these comments seem really bizarre to me. I don’t see any sign of manipulation of the photo. A bird running through the grass at night time is going to get some feathers ruffled. If this has been tidied up, well it seems an odd thing to do, but so what? Certainly I can’t … Read more
On Friday 11 October 2013 I observed about 40 Shearwaters in Mornington Harbour sitting on water chasing fishermans bait and lure I helped one fisherman untangle his lure and I have Shearwater bites to prove it They were very tame and were still there at 6.30 pm I’ve lived in Mornington for 2 years and … Read more
BirdLife Victoria Pelagic off Portland, Victoria, Sunday 6 October 2013 Participants: Tim Bawden, Paul Dodd, Jane Hayes, Tracey-Ann Hooley, Trevor Hunt, Rosemary Lester, Wendy McWilliams, David Pendavingh, Arthur Samuel, Jenny Spry, , Ruth Woodrow, Chris Lester (organiser). Crew: Neville and Darren. Activity: Departed Portland harbour aboard the Southern Pride boat at 07.00 heading just west … Read more
Hi All, Several people have pointed out to me that the genus Eremophila used by Ahlström et al. may be preoccupied. In relation to Neave’s Nomenclator Zoologicus, Eremophila Boie,1828, is the earliest use of that name as a zooloigcal name.I’ve been trying to find out the origins of Eremophila as a botanical name, but have … Read more