Dingo – Fox – Ground Bird Relationship

Hi all,

I have been following this fox – night parrot discussion closely as it is something I am very interested in.

From 2011 I worked as an Ecologist consultant in the Brigalow Belt and North-West Highlands of Queensland for a few years. During this time I surveyed dozens of large cattle stations from the . . . → Read More: Dingo – Fox – Ground Bird Relationship

Camera.

Hi Barney,

Try setting up the TV setting you would like to use – then open up the menu and go to the SET UP Section (yellow spanner icon section) and find the Custom Shooting mode – save your TV setting into one of the Custom Shooting Modes (C1-C3). Now close the menu and turn . . . → Read More: Camera.

Long zoom compact cameras

Hi birders,

I have mentioned in previous posts cameras such as Nikon’s amazing P900 and Canon’s SX60HS.

Following is a link to DPReview’s review of a range of compact cameras with large zoom ranges, including the two previously mentioned. DPReview is probably the world’s best camera and gear review site and is renowned for its . . . → Read More: Long zoom compact cameras

night parrot on brighton downs

As Graeme has suggested … if you hear one, and you are vaguely attuned to bird calls, you’ll know. I believe I’ve heard the NP in breakaway/spinifex country SE of Cloncurry in NW Qld. The call has stuck in my head these last few years, and it’s much as has been described.

… *Thanks to . . . → Read More: night parrot on brighton downs

Sunshine Coast Pelagic May 7, 2016

Here are birds seen on the Mooloolaga pelagic on May 7, 2016

Species (Maximum at one time)

Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 100 (25) White-faced Storm-Petrel 1 (1) Tahiti Petrel 40 (6) Wedge-tailed Shearwater 3 (1) Short-tailed Shearwater 5 (3) Flesh-footed Shearwater 1 (1) Lesser Frigatebird 4 (1) Crested Tern 40 (10)

Full report here:

sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/sunshine-coast-pelagic-trip-may-2016.html

Greg Roberts . . . → Read More: Sunshine Coast Pelagic May 7, 2016

Sunshine Coast Pelagic May 7, 2016

Here are birds seen on the Mooloolaga pelagic on May 7, 2016

Species (Maximum at one time)

Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 100 (25) White-faced Storm-Petrel 1 (1) Tahiti Petrel 40 (6) Wedge-tailed Shearwater 3 (1) Short-tailed Shearwater 5 (3) Flesh-footed Shearwater 1 (1) Lesser Frigatebird 4 (1) Crested Tern 40 (10)

. . . → Read More: Sunshine Coast Pelagic May 7, 2016