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No doubt. Still it is ironic that: “A conservationist, despite his propensity to shoot everything from wandering albatross to emu wrens, Gould lamented the loss of species as a result of the white man’s invasion.” > On 31 Dec 2017, at 9:31 pm, Brian Fleming < flambeau@labyrinth.net.au> wrote: > > I think it hardly surprising . . . → Read More: Pecking order: how John Gould dined out on the birds of Australia I think it hardly surprising that early collectors ate their specimens after skinning them! They were camping out, often with limited supplies, and fresh meat was very welcome. Not just birds either. Gould writes with great feeling of the excellence of a large Red Kangaroo which sustained his whole party when they had run out . . . → Read More: Pecking order: how John Gould dined out on the birds of Australia Early ornithologists like to eat their subjects – see www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/30/pecking-order-how-john-gould-dined-out-on-the-birds-of-australia 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 Hi I saw this dove/pigeon at the Jurong bird park in Singapore and have not been able to identify it. Any help out there? Many thanks David Jackson 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 Hi all Just wondering who the ‘Swift’ expert was to tell about sightings.. It’s a delayed sighting by about 4 weeks ago but I keep meaning to post it so, don’t know if it’s worth documenting now? Kirri Sent from my iPhone 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 . . . → Read More: Swift sightings Hi all Since 2014 we’ve been seeing Powerful Owls at Buchan Caves Reserve, East Gippsland. Sightings have been increasing, and we are now seeing them on 50% of visits, and sometimes 2 birds. They’ve been seen with a range of prey items including Common Brushtail, Sugar Glider, Koala and Australian Magpie. I’ve written an article . . . → Read More: Powerful Owls at Buchan, East Gippsland I wonder if you could help me with a mystery? I have read a lot of pieces about kookaburras now on the internet but am still confused about some behaviour I recently saw in a number of places in the Dandenong Ranges. At intervals of perhaps 1 kilometer (on made paths) I found larger groups . . . → Read More: Kookaburras So it’d be more about habitat destruction &/ climate shifts across the entire ranges of the cuckoo spp., & the effects of these upon population numbers, forage, & breeding, of all the cuckoos & all their hosts. For example, what if there are less small or bush birds here? Or what about abrupt habitat changes . . . → Read More: Cuckoos Experiential. Art. Yes, vanishings, melancholy, vestiges, & the essence of the country. Though even I, who so like it, did find the MH370 strand pushed the envelope too far. Not sure of the date of this film? Perhaps it was finished soon after John Young’s labelled feather was publicised from “Somewhere in South West Queensland”… . . . → Read More: Night parrot Stories Hi everyone,See below. I hope the links forward through ok.Many thanks to Brook Whylie for getting these reports up.Cheers Mick —– Forwarded Message —– From: Mick Roderick < mickhhb@yahoo.com.au> To: Hunterbirding < hunterbirding@googlegroups.com> Cc: Allan Benson < aejsbenson@bigpond.com> Sent: Wednesday, 27 December 2017, 13:46 Subject: Pelagic trip reports Oct-Nov-Dec Hi all, Merry . . . → Read More: Fw: Pelagic trip reports Oct-Nov-Dec (Port Stephens and Swansea, NSW) |
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