It's all about the birds
As an aside, if anyone is visiting Doi Inthanon (the highest mountain and great birding), could you please contact me in advance. Several years ago on a trip with Phil Maher I bought a vest (black mess, about 20 pockets, etc) at the store at the top for AU$15. Brilliant. But it is now deteriorating … Read more
Hi Have been asked by a local environment group who do regular bird walks at a local wetland if I can recommend a cheap scope/tripod. Budget around $5-600. www.ozscopes.com.au/spotting-scope?dir=asc&order=price appear to have quite a few possibilities but has anyone any experience? Thanks Dave 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
Thanks to a (BirdQuest) timetable change I will have a week between tours to Cuba and Costa Rica in early April next year. One idea I had was to go to Puerto Rico to see the Tody (to complete the set!). The other endemics would of course be nice, especially the screech-owl as that would … Read more
I am planning a trip to Cape York from Townsville. Hope to leave on Sept 18 and return Oct 9. There are about 80 species up that way that we would like to see. We will be a group of 3 – me, my wife and my daughter. We have the use of a medium … Read more
Can someone answer this question I had from someone at work, I can’t find any information. Has it been observed that any species of cuckoo, having laid an egg in a host nest, then defends that nest against predators or other cuckoos trying to parasitise it? John Leonard Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings … Read more