Ausers, Had a work trip up to the Mt Isa area last week and managed to spend a successful weekend chasing a few local specialities. – Happy to confirm that the Kalkadoon Grasswren was easily seen ‘between the tanks’ at the end of Pamela road in town – Carpentarian Grasswrens were seen on two mornings … Read more
Ausers, Had a work trip up to the Mt Isa area last week and managed to spend a successful weekend chasing a few local specialities. – Happy to confirm that the Kalkadoon Grasswren was easily seen ‘between the tanks’ at the end of Pamela road in town – Carpentarian Grasswrens were seen on two mornings … Read more
Hi All. Cats have been a major issue for Australian Wildlife for centuries, and they have modified the distribution and survival of birds and animals since first introduced, from Indonesia by the Makassar’s and later by Europeans. Apparently the Northwest half of Oz has genetically Indonesian type cats, the Southeast are European, for what that … Read more
Hello All, Cherilyn Corker and myself were down at Cheynes Beach from the 20 to 24th Feb and we were lucky to see Red-eared Firetail at very close range. Cherilyn has posted photos on the West Aust Facebook page and also Bird Photography Aust Facebook page. In the field we observed what we thought were … Read more
On the ABC news today a home for unwanted cats, in Vic I think, found almost 400 cats a new home last week and emptied the shelter with 200 more in foster homes. That is more cat owners/lovers in a week than there are birders and if each represents a vote who will get the … Read more