PS: why is it so?

Thinking about all your replies, two notions occur to me – First, that it’s likely characteristic of this literary form (i.e. the journal-style natural history) that it telescopes time, so that sightings of such a “glamour” species seem populous within the book’s geography due to the author’s thrilled recording of every peregrine’s passage, within compressed . . . → Read More: PS: why is it so?

Wim Vader

wim.vader@uit.no

So agree with you, Kath. For years I’ve been reading Wim Vader’s posts. They are glorious descriptions that should really make a Natural History book, being so observant & complete. This latest pays particular note to climate-change effects on species, synchronicities, & life histories. And just beautifully written. Thank you, Wim.

Judith 500m . . . → Read More: Wim Vader

‘A Blackbird in the garden’ by Willem Vader (Message 1 -20.2.18)

As a passive follower/fan of Birding Aus, I would just like to say how much I enjoy Willem Vader’s descriptions of bird watching in Norway. He always paints such an interesting picture of the changing birdlife around him. Maybe it’s the mention of birds that I grew up with in the Northern Hemisphere that still . . . → Read More: ‘A Blackbird in the garden’ by Willem Vader (Message 1 -20.2.18)

Red Wattlebirds on the move

I have just retruned from my regular bird-walk around our property with our two black Labs. – We live on 25 acres of mature native woodland on the outskirts of Armidale, NSW. After a couple of days of very welcome rain the skies were very overcast so I was very surprised to encounter hordes of . . . → Read More: Red Wattlebirds on the move

Have I been asleep?

Port Stephens pelagic trip report Sunday 11th Feb 2018

The Port Stephens pelagic trip report for Sunday 11th Feb 2018 has just been uploaded to the SOSSA website. Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association Inc. (SOSSA) – Sunday, 11th February 2018, Port Stephens, NSW, Australia

| | | Southern Oceans Seabird Study Association Inc. (SOSSA) – Sunday, 11th February 2018, Port Stephens, NSW, Australia . . . → Read More: Port Stephens pelagic trip report Sunday 11th Feb 2018