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Author: Bill Stent

Port Augusta Arid Lands Botanic Gardens

Hi people, Bill here

I’m going to Lake Acraman (er, in South Australia) soon, and I’ll be driving
through Port Augusta on about the 12th of April, and maybe staying the night
there.

I’ve heard that there’s a good park there for birds: the Australian Arid
Lands Botanic Gardens.

Can anyone tell me anything about this place, including its specialities?

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March 19, 2019
Fw: Photo of a Long-billed Corella?

Thanks to all the people who responded, I’ve got a photo I’m going to use from Greg McLaughlan

Birding-Aus is a great resource, isn’t it?

Bill

On Thu, 28 Feb 2019 at 09:22, Bill Stent <billstent@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all, Bill here

I’m preparing a Facebook post about how LBCs dig into hard packed dirt, and
I discovered that I don’t have a photo of one at hand (I know I’ve taken
some quite decent ones before but they’re … somewhere)

Does anyone have a photo of a Long-billed Corella, preferably on the ground,
that they can send me to use? I’ll give credit for the photo, of course.

Many thanks!

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February 28, 2019
Photo of a Long-billed Corella?

Hi all, Bill here

I’m preparing a Facebook post about how LBCs dig into hard packed dirt, and
I discovered that I don’t have a photo of one at hand (I know I’ve taken
some quite decent ones before but they’re … somewhere)

Does anyone have a photo of a Long-billed Corella, preferably on the ground,
that they can send me to use? I’ll give credit for the photo, of course.

Many thanks!

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February 28, 2019
Vanguard telescope

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From: Bill Stent <billstent@gmail.com>
Date: 4 January 2019 at 5:47:51 pm AEDT
To: Paul Doyle <paulodoyle@optusnet.com.au>
Cc: birding-aus NEW <birding-aus@birding-aus.org>
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Vanguard telescope

Paul

We do sell them here, the HD82A, with a 20-60 eyepiece. We don’t have one in stock, you’ll have to wait until Wednesday or so. Come in and you can have a gander at one, and compare it with some other scopes.

We’re in Melbourne, Mitcham to be accurate. Where are you?

Bill

On 4 Jan 2019, at 11:45 am, Paul Doyle <paulodoyle@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

Hi all,

I recently had a look at a friend’s Vanguard Endeavour 8×42 binos, a brand I was not familiar with, and was very impressed with the clarity of the image, relative to the price.

He had picked them up when he lived in the US, and apparently, the Vanguards are mostly marketed to the hunting community, rather than birders: it seems the hunting community generally need quality, but have less disposable income than the birding community! Hence, the sweet spot of price and quality. According to him anyway.

I am now looking at a Vanguard telescope, probably the HD82A, assuming the optical quality will be comparable.

Anyone familiar with the Vanguard Endeavours and want to share any feedback?

Regards,

Paul.

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January 4, 2019
Photos of Swifts in flight

Hi folks, Bill here

I’m looking for typical from-below photos of Pacific Swifts and
White-throated Needletails for a Facebook post for my work at Optics
Central. I don’t need Attenborough quality, but more of the view that most
casual observers will see from the ground in Victoria.

Ideally, I’m looking for one photo with both species from below, so people
can see the major differences in field markings.

I’m not able to pay for the photos, but obviously, credit will be clearly
given (I’ll put your name in a watermark on the photo).

Many thanks!

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January 2, 2019
Fwd: amygdalin > hydrogen cyanide

And look how much good it did him.

On 11 Dec 2018, at 8:46 pm, Chris King <chrisk58@gmail.com> wrote:

I think I remember that Jo Bjelke-Peterson was a fan!

On Tue, 11 Dec. 2018, 8:39 pm Carl Clifford <carlsclifford@gmail.com wrote:

Apricot kernel oil was touted as a cure for cancer for some years. I don’t know if any people were killed by it. Neither do I know if any were cured. (No correspondence will be entered into.

Carl Clifford

On Monday, December 10, 2018, Michael Tarburton <tarburton.m@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

There is a lot of bad press about Amygdalin etc but I have been eating apricot kernels for 40 years and have outlived both my parent by far.

Here is a link to a good article on the internet.

https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/apricot-kernels-for-cancer/

Happy reading

Mike

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December 11, 2018
Koels and Magpies

Hi all, Bill here

Following my post about Koels, I’ve had a question about whether they parasitise Magpies. I thought they concentrated on larger honeyeaters.

Does anyone know? I don’t have HANZAB to hand, unfortunately.

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November 20, 2018
Koel photo?

Hi all, Bill here

I have to write a Facebook message on behalf of my employer, Optics Central, about the return of the Koel to Melbourne. Does anyone have a photo that I can use?

I can’t pay anything for it, but I’ll certainly give credit.

Many thanks.

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November 16, 2018
Odd Miner, Melbourne

Walking the dog along Kooning Creek this morning, we came across a weird looking Miner. In a colony of Noisy Miners, it has a head just like a Noisy, including the half black cap, but when it flies, there are large white patches on its upper wings, as though it has white primaries. When folded it shows as a white stripe like a Dusky Woodswallow.

Just a weird individual, some sort of leukistic (if that’s the right term), or maybe a hybrid? The nearest Yellow-throated is about 500km away, and they don’t have white wings either.

Bill

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October 17, 2018
Lake Acraman, SA

Hi all, I’ve been asked to help tick off a bucket list item for a friend, and visit Lake Acraman, probably in around April or May of 2019. Geologically, this is a very significant place, but I’ve utterly no idea of anything else about it.

Has anyone ever visited this site? What kind of birds are possibilities here? Am I going to be plagued by Grey Falcons all day and Night Parrots all night?

Bill

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