Dear all Here is a short report on my latest birding tour. This time it was a VENT-tour to Venezuela, billed as ‘an easy and relaxed tour’ and led by the Venezuelan David Ascanio. This was a short tour, only a little more than a week, with basically only two places, Casa Maria in 2 … Read more
There was an interesting segment on the ABC’s Catalyst tonight. It has recently been found that bites by paralysis ticks can cause allergic reactions to all mammalian meats, even years after the tick bite, if the tick is not removed properly. The reactions can be mild but there have been an increasing number of cases … Read more
This article from the New York Times discusses the effects of recreation on nature. Surprisingly, one study found that snowmobiles had less effect on moose than cross country skiers – the animals were less afraid of the machines they could hear coming and which soon left, than the skiers who they couldn’t hear as well … Read more
It has just been brought to my attention that, in the first paragraph of the Sydney pelagic trip report, I refer to the highlight of the day being a Red-billed Tropicbird. Well, I really wish that it had been but it was of course Red-tailed as described elsewhere in the report. I had just been … Read more
Hi all What’s the condition of the Crake Pond (T-Section – Western Treatment Plant, Werribee)? Has it dried up yet? Am I likely to find crakes there at the moment? Taking a British visitor in this week. Thanks for any info Russell 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