Unusual use for a tree guard!

We have heard plenty of Owlet-nightjars on our place north of Hobart but never seen one. We were checking trees we had planted, this afternoon on the north side of the hill and on checking one, found this roosting safely inside! The links to the pictures are for Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34886851@N03/10553066375/in/photostream/

Unusual use for a tree guard!

We have heard plenty of Owlet-nightjars on our place north of Hobart but never seen one. We were checking trees we had planted, this afternoon on the north side of the hill and on checking one, found this roosting safely inside! The links to the pictures are for Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34886851@N03/10553066375/in/photostream/

An unusual use for a tree guard!

We have heard plenty of Owlet-nightjars on our place north of Hobart but never seen one. We were checking trees we had planted, this afternoon on the north side of the hill and on checking one, found this roosting safely inside! We were unaware that they would roost on the ground, more often tree stumps … Read more

Lake Claremont (suburban Perth)

This small suburban lake has produced a few quality sightings over the past couple of days: Freckled Duck (pair) Black-tailed Native-hen White-necked Heron Australian Spotted Crake Sacred Kingfisher Australian Hobby Richard Nowotny 0438 224 456 =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject … Read more

Birds and windfarms

Interesting article, particularly in relation to the lack of data on other causes of bird deaths: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/5046460?fb_action_ids=10202121490456956&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B1404414256460883%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D =============================== 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 ===============================