Last year i asked a number of bird forums if they have noticed that the Azure Kingfishers deliberately hides the two white spots on the back of its head during court ship ? The neck feathers are ruffled and the head held in a way that these spots are hidden . I have photos and . . . → Read More: Re Azure Kingfisher
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Hi Folks Just back from a couple of weeks in Peru. The first week was Lima and work, but the second was at a couple of lodges on the Amazonian watershed: Wayqecha (at 2700 meters, in cloud forest) and Villa Carmen, at 500 meters; not quite lowland, but noticeably much warmer and lusher than Wayqecha. . . . → Read More: Peru —–Original Message—– From: Philip Veerman . . . → Read More: Vindictive Grey Butcherbird A friend who works as a GA in a school yard is having trouble with a vicious Grey Butcherbird. It seems to be intent on attacking him even though he wears a hat and long sleeves. He comes home bloodied each day. The attacks also happened last year but were not as ferocious. Does anyone . . . → Read More: Vindictive Grey Butcherbird BIRDING ON KING ISLAND Have you been to King Island? If you are a bit of a traveller and are looking for somewhere a little different, then you should give it a go. Apart from a couple of world class golf resorts, life is pretty low key and relaxed; the locals friendly and accommodation mostly . . . → Read More: Advertisement: Birding on King Island Participants: Donna Belder, Ruth Brozek, Helen Cunningham, Karen Dick, Daryl Gardner, Russell Gardner, Rob Hamilton, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski, Carolyn Upston, Michael Vaughan, George Vaughan and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler) Boat: The Pauletta, skippered by John Males, with deckhand Michael Males. Notes: The tail end of a strong south-westerly airstream that hit the state the . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report, Sep 2nd 2018 Participants: Graham Barwell, Donna Belder, Michael Ellison, Mark Sanders, Ramit Singal, John Tongue, Shirley Tongue, Peter Tongue, Kimberley Tongue, Peter Vaughan, Tom Wheller and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler) Boat: The Pauletta, skippered by John Males, with deckhand Michael Males. Notes: We weren’t sure if the trip was going to get far, with a . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report, Sep 1st 2018 Online Ornithology Penny and I did the Sturt Ornthology course years ago, I have the material for the Cornell external course, The Sturt course when we did it was outstanding, being a component of a Science Certificate. It was Australian oriented. BUT don’t be seduced by the relatively few hours quoted to properly complete this . . . → Read More: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 59, Issue 17 Have just returned from a drive to Alice Springs (for Desart, qv if interested) via NSW Central West and Broken Hill and back through the Adelaide Hills, Coorong Gippsland and Princes Highway to Sydney, drives we have done many times over the years. The drought in NSW and Central Australia is desperate, but plenty of . . . → Read More: Wedge tails Hi all, I will be travelling around Tassie for a bit during the VIC school holidays and was wondering if anyone is willing to share some intel on recent Masked Owl whereabouts. I am across ebird, so know what’s reported there. Many thanks in advance, Falk — Falk Wicker 14 Edward Street Healesville 3777 Victoria . . . → Read More: Tasmanian Masked Owl RFI |
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