Do any of you remember my talking last year of the male Bush Stonecurlew at our house shifting my boots around. He is doing it again. I suspect they may be ready to breed as he only did it last year whicle she was sitting on eggs. I’ll have to look if she has laid. … Read more
Spent the weekend at Orange, NSW and was kindly shown two sites with nesting Silver Gulls. The first site, Wentworth Golf Club, had a pair nesting on a pontoon holding up the intake hose for the irrigation system in the dam just by the clubhouse. The pair had a single chick just starting to moult … Read more
Firstly: my motivation for continuing on this debate is that there is obviously a general lack of awareness about many issues and benefits of studying birds, combined with some deep concerns about the welfare of doing this. Geoff,A few answers to your questions. First, there has been extensive research on the effects of banding. For … Read more
Gidday Everyone Please remember this is just a point of few from different sides and there is nothing personal against anyone on this forum. Bird Banding is certainly a touchy subject and my original post was very emotional, I have calmed down now and slowly thought about the subject. I have in no way changed … Read more
Ciao, A couple of photos of an Eastern Whipbird one displaying it’s very fan-like tail – fantail? Anyway I added a bit of nostalgia about the imperial measurement system that is gobble-de-gook to young players who look at you blankly should you mention such archaic units… Chris Shaw seashore@internode.on.net Mobile 0409 675912 My blog – … Read more