Swift Parrots in the News

see http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-13/swift-parrots-begin-their-migration-north/7085662 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

My future trip reports (B-A decline)

Hi all, I have received a lot of kind feedback on my trip reports but I still don’t want to return to placing them on B-A for all the reasons I and Paul Dodd have commented on. The best compromise I can come up with that will work for me is that I will email . . . → Read More: My future trip reports (B-A decline)

The ecological impacts of dump chooks and other opportunistic species

Hey yes, an interesting article, Thank you Laurie. T —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of Laurie Knight Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 6:00 PM To: Birding Aus Subject: [Birding-Aus] The ecological impacts of dump chooks and other opportunistic species See Unnatural Balance: How Food Waste Impacts World’s Wildlife – http://e360.yale.edu/feature/unnatural_balance_how_food_waste_impacts_worlds _wildlife/2945/ Birding-Aus mailing . . . → Read More: The ecological impacts of dump chooks and other opportunistic species

Pelagic Trip Report: Port Fairy, VIC – 12 Jan 2016

The ecological impacts of dump chooks and other opportunistic species

See Unnatural Balance: How Food Waste Impacts World’s Wildlife – http://e360.yale.edu/feature/unnatural_balance_how_food_waste_impacts_worlds_wildlife/2945/ 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

Interesting morning of birding

Hi. This has never happened to us before and we’re not sure if it’s happened to others – we saw 3 species of Kingfisher while standing in the one spot. Here on Bribie Island, we were standing beside a fresh-water swamp & waterhole area when we saw a pr of Azure KFs just 12 metres . . . → Read More: Interesting morning of birding

Red in tooth and claw

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/fiendish-falcons-keep-other-bir ds-prisoners-eating-them 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

Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report, Jan 10 2016

Participants: Ruth Brozek, Lachie Clarke, Karen Dick, Darryl Eggins, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski, George Madani, Gus McNab, Jim Sneddon, Brenton von Takach Dukai, Els Wakefield, and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler) Boat: The Pauletta, skippered by John Males, with deckhand Michael Males. Activity: Left port at 0710 hrs to circumnavigate the Hippolytes then headed east of . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report, Jan 10 2016

Birds photographed on traffic cameras

Looks like a camera in Montreal picked up a good one … http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/08/montreal-traffic-camera-captures-stunning-images-of-snowy-owl-in-flight (I don’t think there has been a thread on this subject on BAus previously …) 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

gamekeepers

In the UK, gamekeepers look after the estate’s game, rear the pheasant chicks, burn the heather on the moors to encourage new growth for the grouse to eat, shoot wild dogs, cats, raptors and any other animal or bird that may want to kill and eat these “game” animals. When I was young, they used . . . → Read More: gamekeepers