Day: April 1, 2017

Hi All, This comment has just come in from an expert in western USA……… Philip —–Original Message—–From: Kimball Garrett [

This very distinctive form of the Variegated Fairy-wren is mainly associated with the sandstone country of Arnhem Land. To the average birdwatcher, the breeding males look much like any other Variegated F/W but females, winter males and immatures are another story. They are blue, not brown. The females in particular are quite different because they … Read more

And who trusts things on utube? People splice in stuff from all over. Just because these stones are found in Romania does not mean only Romania. At 4:08 minutes the narrator (it is quite a strain to keep up with him), says that these stones are found elsewhere mentioning amongst other places e.g. Wyoming, that … Read more

Hi all, I’ve been forwarded the below email which I thought I’d share with the group in light of recent discussion about bird names. It appears the Aust gov’t is moving ahead with adopting an updated bird taxonomy. Please remember I’m only the messenger… 🙂 cheers Peter ———- Forwarded message ———- From: *Ludus, Malcolm (DEE)* … Read more