Interesting Kookaburra behaviour

I had an interesting experience on my walk today. A Laughing Kookaburra was preening on fallen branches in a creek bed. It then flew down to a muddy spot near the edge and jabbed vigorously with its bill. I thought initially it had caught something to eat, but it didn’t appear to have done so, … Read more

Paradise Shelduck

The Shelduck remains at Bushels Lagoon in its favoured site just through gate four as of 9.30am this morn. Keith Brandwood the beautiful Hawkesbury 60km N/W Sydney Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

Doing the right thing

Keith Brandwood is right, some birders will do anything to get that picture. There are rules in birding just as there are rules in life and if some birders ignore those rules than a lot of areas will be closed off to birders. I wonder sometimes if they care about the wellbeing of the bird … Read more

Early morning birdcall

Hi there I’m over here on holiday and loving it. Early mornings there is a distinctive almost hooting call from a bird. Like the sound of one of those wooden whistles you used to get with a kind of plunger you pulled up and down. Very haunting call. Any ideas please Sent from my iPad … Read more