Hi Birders, In April I enjoyed a few days in Pondicherry, southern-east India. While travelling the local countryside I saw this raptor and managed to get a few shots of it before we passed and it flew away We were in fairly dry scrubby environment though there was a large lake nearby My first thought … Read more
Hi everyone The wonderful people at BOM have set up a page about the possibility of seeing Aurora Australis from Tasmania and Victorian coasts this winter. http://media.bom.gov.au/social/blog/216/aurora-australis-coming-soon-to-a-night-sky-near-you/ There’s even a mailing list to send out alerts when conditions are right for an aurora display! Just something to look at during these long winter nights when … Read more
For those who are thinking of visiting the Cooloola area to look for Ground Parrot at the T&T site, think again – there’s good news and bad. Around 4:00pm on Tuesday, Meg and I turned our car into the Cooloola Way road entry (16 km west of Rainbow Beach) – only to find 2 large … Read more
Hi Carol, I was there on Tuesday with some non-birding friends, quite a few of whom had Canon cameras. I am checking with them and will let you know. Regards Roger. —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2014 2:00 AM To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 6, Issue … Read more