Hi BA Friends,Can you please let me know who operates the best boat tour for birders on the Daintree River now? I have some friends heading out there in December who are in to bird photography so any help you can provide would be great.Best wishesInger Inger VandykeProfessional Wildlife Photojournalist and Expedition LeaderTel: 447582369195Skype: ingervandykewww.ingervandyke.com … Read more
G’day All, Just looking for a little bit of an indication as to what is the better time to visit Cairns out of 2 possibilities, July and September. We are also looking at Broome or Kununurra but prices on 4WD hire up that way are nuts! We can get a weeks accommodation in Cairns (Clifton … Read more
Hi all Adverse impacts from banding local passerines is not comparable to the destruction caused by canon netting and marking small long distant migratory waders such as Stints, Curlew Sandpiper, Red Knot or Sanderling etc etc.. with multiple combinations of large brightly coloured leg flags. The debate should be about the main problem; serious impacts … Read more
At this point in time this will be my last post on this matter and I will not reply to anymore postings, I would like to thank the people who have sent me there personal concerns on this matter privately and who wish to remain anonymous. When I start to see postings that say hatred … Read more
Once again the argument regarding the alleged death and injury to birds by bird banders has reared its head on Birding Aus. It is unfortunate that those in the anti-banding camp do not spend their energies campaigning against the greatest killers of birds in Australia, vehicle and building strikes and habitat destruction. Every year, tens … Read more