Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern (Gull-billed)?

Holy Moses,

 

I need a dose of diazepam (not hydroxychlorquine, thanks Martin) after that.

 

David in Blackheath.

 

From: Birding-Aus <birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org&gt; On Behalf Of Geoffrey DabbSent: Sunday, 19 July 2020 4:32 PMTo: birding-aus@birding-aus.orgSubject: [Birding-Aus] Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern . . . → Read More: Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern (Gull-billed)?

Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern (Gull-billed)?

Obviously the people at the IOC have discovered what medication a politician serving a country between Mexico and Canada is using and overdosed on it. Martin Butterfield http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/ https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/

On Sun, 19 Jul 2020 at 16:33, Geoffrey Dabb <gdabb@iinet.net.au> wrote:

This moderately common inhabitant of our fields and beaches shows the . . . → Read More: Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern (Gull-billed)?

Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern (Gull-billed)?

This moderately common inhabitant of our   fields and beaches shows the problems we have with names.   First, some authorities regard it as one with a widespread northern species, some split it off as a different species, Gelochelidon macrotarsa. Gould thought it was different, ‘a fine species of Tern, which proved to be new . . . → Read More: Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern (Gull-billed)?

Border incidents: land birds on th shore

Border incidents: land birds and marine animals ​I am a marine biologist and have for many years been specially interested in intertidal animals, of course mostly my beloved amphipods. Just this year we published a survey of the Norwegian Gammaridae, the most common group of shore amphipods. I have also my whole life been . . . → Read More: Border incidents: land birds on th shore

two honeyeater questions

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From Birding-Aus

Please find some pictures of the Pacific Gull that frequent the Adelaide shoreline especially around my home beach of Seacliff. https://bear-koi-37kz.squarespace.com/config/pages/5eb5027377ae6a565209a1de Clear Birds Add Post Clear ALL DRAFTS REVIEW SCHEDULED Bushlark & Songlark Jun 17 EDIT DELETE A Stint of Watching Waders in the Pilbara1 Jun 16 EDIT DELETE Did Whistler’s Mother’s Son Paint . . . → Read More: From Birding-Aus

Ospreys

Since April I have been photographing and writing emails about a pair of Ospreys that built a nest on a eleven story high onsite crane overlooking the Broadwater at Labrador Qld.

I first came across them when walking when one crossed the road between the cars in front of me ,struggling to . . . → Read More: Ospreys

Beach Stone-curlew eating pipis (Steve McBride)

Thanks for sharing that Steve.   What a marathon effort to get a meal! Julie Neumann 

On 13 Jul 2020, at 2:00 am, birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org wrote:

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Curlew capers

This is an astonishing video Steve, thank you. The Beach Stone Curlews Obviously well practiced in smashing the Pippies and very persistent.

Two queries;

Could they have initially learned by copying some other spp. ? (Presumably it is a learned behaviour ) ( We have Aus Ravens softening up large lumps of hard, stale . . . → Read More: Curlew capers

Beach Stone-curlew eating pipis

Hi all,

On Monday, on the beach at Evans Head, northern NSW, I saw a pair of Beach Stone-curlews digging up pipis(Donax deltoides) with their bills & smashing them open on a small rock, to eat the insides.

I’m wondering if anyone has seen or heard of this before?

You . . . → Read More: Beach Stone-curlew eating pipis