Never met the chap but I recall he was a great financial and material supporter of the Broome Bird Observatory in its establishment years. Steve Hamilton, Vic Sent from my iPod _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
In my experience Wedge-tailed Eagles are quick to depart when I get close so I was pleasantly surprised this morning as the dawn appeared when one remained where it was when I drove up to it… and stayed there. And when I returned later it again didn’t fly off. Whenever I get the opportunity I … Read more
From Steve Debus —– Original Message —– From: Stephen Debus To: Shirley Cook Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2014 12:09 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [Birding-Aus] bazas eating fruit? Hi Shirley, HANZAB says that wild Bazas eat rainforest fruits (figs, and Charcoal Tree or Pigeon Wood Trema orientalis in N. Guinea), which I repeated in my field … Read more
Hi all From a very wet Top End. Indeed most of our property is flooded and roads cut. Still, I can’t complain. At 25oC it’s a lot more comfortable up here than in many other places in Australia. My article on Colombia is in today’s “Weekend Australian”, p. 14 of the Travel and Indulgence section, … Read more
Some interesting research on the hunting techniques of Peregrine Falcons, with some good footage from “Peregrine cam” Carl Clifford _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org