Seasons greetings Mike and Birding Aus-ers At Kobble Creek, SEQ (27 14' S / 152 47' E) A loose flock of approx 20 WTNTs passed overhead the property today – drifting in a easterly direction first at 2pm and then, possibly the same loose flock, drifting back in a westerly direction at 5.18pm. — . . . → Read More: Christmas Day White-throated Needletails SEQ
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Hi Mr. Debus
It might be fine for you to accuse some of the concerned public as going off half-cocked about the latest Red Goshawk debacle but how can we be sure that it is not you also going off half-cocked with the information you provided. You talk about the . . . → Read More: Red Goshawks caught and netted during nesting season A pair of Peregrine Falcons have resided on top of the 12 story Grand Hotel at Glenelg, an Adelaide seaside suburb, for many years. Since I have been living in the area (three years) I have seen one, most likely the male (based on size) most days. Occasionally, there are two. There . . . → Read More: Peregrine Falcon question In the photos in the Pizzey and Knight digital app one, listed as a Yellow-legged Flycatcher, labelled Adult. Lake Barrine. QLD. Peter Nunn has orange around the eye and looks very much like the Pale Yellow Robin. The other photos of the Yellow Legged Flycatcher do not show the . . . → Read More: Error in Pizzey and Knight app? Do Peregrines catch stationary prey? or is stooping on pigeons in flight their MO? Could this be like small passerines nesting near raptors, this being a “safe zone” somehow…? Judith ———- Re: ———-From: Bob & Trish Sothman <randtsothman@bigpond.com> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Peregrine Falcon questionTo: "birding-aus@birding-aus.org" <birding-aus@birding-aus.org>
A pair of Peregrine Falcons have resided . . . → Read More: Peregrine Falcon question Aaaah , Transparency is a wonderful thing. We need more of it, like who, or what agency, makes the final decision on the Rio Development? Michael Hunter Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Dec 2018, at 4:00 am, birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org wrote: > > Send Birding-Aus mailing list submissions to > birding-aus@birding-aus.org > > To . . . → Read More: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 62, Issue 24 So Stephen Debus dismisses those who raise questions about endangered species research as "trolls and detractors on blogs and chatlines going off half-cocked". That comment speaks volumes about the author, and points to an arrogance among some in the scientific community that does little to advance discussion. Greg Roberts friarbird.roberts@gmail.com Blog: http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/ Facebook: . . . → Read More: Red Goshawks caught and netted during nesting season I’m just forwarding this email response from Stephen Debus, on behalf of Shirley Cook, who had trouble sending it through to Birding-aus this morning.
Stephen Ambrose Ryde NSW
From: shirleycook <shirleycook@skymesh.com.au> Sent: 23 December 2018 6:04 AMTo: ‘Stephen Ambrose’ <stephen@ambecol.com.au>Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Red Goshawks caught and . . . → Read More: FW: Red Goshawks caught and netted during nesting season Hi, Does anybody out there know why magpies (sample photo attached on one caught at home) lie in the full sun on the hottest days in summer sometimes for 15 to 20 minutes. Some cooling mechanism? Any journal articles available?
Many thanks
David in Blackheath . . . → Read More: Magpie behaviour No, I don't think the subspecies was determined. However, its accepted on the WA Museum's Checklist of the Birds of Western Australia with a note: "Mutilated bird found aboard a vessel at Barrow I. January 2018." Cheers, Nigel On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 1:45 PM James Mustafa <jamesmustafamusic@gmail.com> wrote: Really interesting stuff! . . . → Read More: Fwd: FW: Elegant Pitta AT Barrow Island |
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