In just over three weeks, on March 15, the Victorian recreational duck shooting season will commence. Eight species of our beautiful native waterbirds will again be the target of duck shooters, with dozens of other birds killed, either as ‘by-catch’ or having been deliberately targeted. Last year, from just a handful of wetlands, duck rescuers … Read more
G’day People have until 28 Feb to lodge their observations for the GBBC. I had a look at the country level observations at http://ebird.org/ebird/gbbc/places?yr=all&m= India has a virtually unassailable lead and Australia is likely to finish 5th. The standings at the moment are Country Species Observed Lists Submitted India 758 2,450 United States 637 91,460 … Read more
I decided recently to retire my ancient Kowa spotting scope and Slik tripod and spent some time examining options for new equipment. In the end I determined that it wasn’t necessary to go the whole hog and spend top money on the premier brands (as I did with binoculars). I purchased a Vortex Razor 60×85 … Read more