I am very sad to hear of the recent death of Ken Simpson, on Wed. 9th July. I first met him when we were both a lot younger, at a BOC study meeting – he was, I think, speaking about petrels and other sea-birds. Most of us have a copy of Simpson and Day – … Read more
Reply from Jeff Davies, whose messages are not getting to Biridng-Aus for some reason: ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Jeff Davies Subject: FW: [Birding-Aus] RFI – Little Bittern Records from Northern Australia & a previous live Yellow Bittern Record It’s both Chris, But I prefer the secondary coverts because it is so obvious to see. … Read more
Hi All, The Yellow Bittern that was at North Lakes has now been flushed due to the irresponsible behaviour of a minority of photographers. One reliable witness has informed me that 12-15 people were present at the site this morning (mostly with cameras) and that a couple of the photographers approached too closely, despite repeated … Read more
I’ve just watched a Blue-faced Honeyeater kill and eat a small tree frog. Anyone else seen, or heard of the bird tackling vertebrates? Denise Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow PO Box 71 Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841 PhD candidate goodfellow@bigpond.com.au Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia Founding Member: Australian Federation of Graduate Women Northern Territory 043 8650 835 _______________________________________________ … Read more
Hi all, Is the YB still being seen at North Lakes in Brisbane ? Tony _______________________________________________ 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