Participants: Kaspar Delhey , Rob Hamilton, Brian Johnston, Scott Linnane, Golo Maurer, Glen Pacey, Els Wakefield, Andrew Walter, Richard White and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler) Conditions: The swell was 3 m with seas to 2.5 m for most of the morning, claiming one casualty in the seasickness stakes. As the wind dropped out, … Read more
The Tawny Frogmouth I took in last night is doing well. He seems to have only suffered concussion and after another 24 hrs of obs, will be passed on to a carer for a bit of a feed- up and release. 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
On the subject of ticking dead birds, how long dead is tickable? And how can you tell if it has arrived under it’s own steam? 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
I wouldn’t count the dead Red-capped Robin I found in Greville St. Prahran – it had obviously been brushed with a lot of dead grass out of the bull-bar of a large parked 4WD – and it was not fresh either, quite ‘high’ in fact. Interesting though. And there was a record once of a … Read more
Hi Carl, Hope it survives but it may well not. Many of these Tawny Frogmouths become victims of cars. I don’t understand the last sentence. What is the dilemma – let alone a moral one? Why does a tick matter? Why should my answer or anyone else’s answer matter to you? It is your choice, … Read more