2014 Duck hunting information meeting

If you’re interested in learning more about the duck hunting season in Victoria, a second Information Meeting will be held this Thursday, March 6 at the South Melbourne Town Hall, 210 Bank Street, South Melbourne at 7pm.There is free street parking available – or take Tram 112 (to stop 128) on Clarendon Street, Tram 1 … Read more

(Probable) American Golden Plover – Point Cook, Victoria

Hi birders, I finally got around to publishing some of my photos of the probable American Golden Plover that has been hanging around with Pacific Golden Plovers at Point Cook in Victoria for some months now. Pictures can be found at: http://paul.angrybluecat.com/Trips-and-Locations/2014/Point-Cook-Feb-2014 They are not wonderful shots, but I did try to capture the bird … Read more

Bird magazines- Laurie Living

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Does Australia Have Too Many National Parks?

There is a link between the conservation estate and the preservation of wildlife. The Australian PM is quoted as saying “We don’t support, as a government and as a Coalition, further lockouts of our forests …We have quite enough National Parks, we have quite enough locked up forests already. In fact, in an important respect, … Read more

Masked Owls on posts

Hi Tom Yes, I’ve seen Masked Owls on posts, twice. Once south of Eden in southern NSW. It was on a post as we drove by, we stopped thinking it was a boobook or something, it’s upperparts were so dark, then when we stopped & looked back, it turned it’s head revealing it as a … Read more