G’day I spent a couple of days on the Bunya Mts (Qld) last week. Although it was school holiday time, the campgrounds weren’t packed on week nights, and the walking tracks were fairly quiet away from the Dandabah hot spots. The dawn choruses were pretty good, with the pittas and riflebirds calling regularly. Yesterday morning, … Read more
The Coalition Against Duck Shooting (CADS) has released this video, in time for the Victorian state election: http://youtu.be/5GP-2R_lK5o The Labor Opposition in Victoria supports duck shooting. The video contains footage of injured and dead birds that some may find distressing. 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 had my first visit to the McIvor River off Battle Camp Road north of Cooktown on Sept 27 following our rock art tour that morning with Willie Gordon from what was Guurrbi Tours (but is now Adventure North Australia), an interesting cultural perspective with some unique insights into the history of some of the … Read more
Was hoping someone might give me a bit of a guess as to why I saw no Yellow tailed black cockatoos in the Penrith Blue Mountain region this period. Is Sept a month where they are just totally elsewhere? Puzzled would love some imput. Thanks Don Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe … Read more
I have had great fun watching a Fig Parrot at a nest cavity in Cairns over the past couple of days. I dont have a copy of Hanzab handy so I dont have a reference to answer this question. Do Fig Parrots re-use the cavity they have excavated or create a new one each year? … Read more