Thanks all. Yes, so my seeing & thinking proceeded thus: All birds I saw in flight had rounded tails, so that cuts out Torresian Crows. Then I thought Little Ravens plus ARs. Following where possible on foot or just waiting, I saw that the population contained juveniles, so if “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” extends into infancy, … Read more
Thanks all. Yes, so my seeing & thinking proceeded thus: All birds I saw in flight had rounded tails, so that cuts out Torresian Crows. Then I thought Little Ravens plus ARs. Following where possible on foot or just waiting, I saw that the population contained juveniles, so if “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” extends into infancy, … Read more
Hi all, I can understand the anger at having English names foisted on us from overseas. But directing this anger at “the boffins” is rather misdirected. Instead, take a look at the abysmal state of the processes we have (or rather, don’t have) in Australia for naming birds when a new name is required. If … Read more
We had a successful pelagic trip off the Sunshine Coast yesterday seeing White-tailed Tropicbird, Red-footed Booby and Streaked Shearwater. SPECIES Total for Day (Total at any one time) Wedge-tailed Shearwater 250 (40) Flesh-footed Shearwater 7 (2) Hutton’s Shearwater 4 (1) Streaked Shearwater 8 (2) Tahiti Petrel 50 (12) Pomarine Jaeger 5 (1) Crested Tern 30 … Read more