Media Request

Being an avid bird, and general flora and fauna, photographer, I am disappointed to see the comment “but you can’t trust photographers” in the post, even with the qualification “especially tabloid”. The author may not mean the general nature photographer that complies with ethical standards, but that is not the way it comes across. Many . . . → Read More: Media Request

Swift Parrots still at Macleod

Despite the truly awful winter weather, we checked Macleod Station surroundings for Swift Parrots this morning between 9.35 and about 10.30 this morning. Perhaps numbers are down, but there seemed to be about 30 in a Yellow Gum outside the kindergarten, sometimes overflowing across the road to another tree on the Station side. Maximum temperature . . . → Read More: Swift Parrots still at Macleod

Unknown call, Wilson’s Prom

Hi Bill, Can you describe the call that you heard? What about a nocturnally calling Kookaburra? Greg Dr Greg. P. Clancy Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide | PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460 | 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960 http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/ From: arthur samuel Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 9:58 AM To: . . . → Read More: Unknown call, Wilson’s Prom

Unknown call, Wilson’s Prom

Hi all, I was camping at Roaring Meg on Monday night when a bird called. It was about 2am, and cloudy, so it was dark. By the sound of it, the bird was flying around the campsite. The call sounded a bit (actually quite a lot) like Spotted Nightjars I’ve heard in the Big Desert, . . . → Read More: Unknown call, Wilson’s Prom