Following on from the thread as to the bird that best symbolises Australia, I see that the First Dog on the Moon has endorsed the White Ibis in today’s paper – “The ibis – When is Australia going to get its act together and make the noble bin chicken our national bird?” – http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/25/nsw-election-this-state-is-full-of-wasps-and-weird-birds-and-why-wont-they-leave-me-alone Birding-Aus … Read more
Phil, you wrote, If the Statutes of Limitations expires this month re the massacre of the hundreds of birds at Box Flat 2013 then I wonder why this is only being mentioned after the point in time. Why wait till then before mentioning it for the first time . Seems odd to me. Hey ! … Read more
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, March 23, 2015 to Sunday, March 29, 2015: Area: SA Location: The Beyond Wetland Port Elliot Rd Hayborough Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) (1) Single bird feeding on the margin of a drying pond at the end of the main access Rd … Read more
Extract from the Melbourne Age (Duck shooting is not a sport it is an obscenity. … Those men who need guns to reassure themselves about their masculinity should be forced to look elsewhere for reassurance.”) Bird Watchers in Victoria should start or join a minor political party. For example, Save the wildlife party. Elect members … Read more