? Shaw Park, SEQ

Tonight about 10 there was only one floodlight still on at the playing fields, in the carpark outside the box cafe near the tennis courts, so I parked under it. There were bugs, sure enough, & shortly several creatures about swallow-size began shooting through, tangentially to the light-source. Though too fast to get the bins . . . → Read More: ? Shaw Park, SEQ

Kimberley Birdwatchings 2015 Ashmore Reef trip; Reminder & Advertisement

George Swann’s Kimberley Birdwatching’s 8 day/7 night annual trip to Ashmore still has several vacancies that need to be filled to make this year’s trip viable. It will run about a week later than in recent years and will take a different route. We leave from Broome early on 30 October and follow last year’s . . . → Read More: Kimberley Birdwatchings 2015 Ashmore Reef trip; Reminder & Advertisement

Swift Parrot

Hi to all Melbournites, Meg and I are in Melbourne for the next week and we would love to find some Swift Parrots for closer views and hopefully, some photos. All of our previous sightings have been exceedingly high in trees or flying swiftly away (as they do). All suggestions will be gratefully received. Please . . . → Read More: Swift Parrot

flickr for photos

I was wondering if folks here could comment about whether they use flickr to host their photos and if so the pros and cons of this specific site. I shoot all video so my screen grabs are only mediocre at best but they do provide biological information on species that I think might be valuable. . . . → Read More: flickr for photos