Thanks to all those closer to this topic for their postings. The information (” if correct”) that 380000 hectares of Cape York Peninsula is being strip-mined by Rio Tinto, and the ariel pics, in the blog referenced on Birding-aus, is upsetting to say the least. Saving a nesting tree in the middle of it all … Read more
Happy New Year everyone I’ve been very quiet on this forum for a while and I’ve done very little birding, mostly because I’ve been going through the process of packing up my home in Victoria and relocating to Brisbane. I’ve settled into an apartment – an unfamiliar setting with no yard and fairly limited potential … Read more
Bill Stent should have read the blog post concerned before asking for his "evidence": http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com/2019/01/red-goshawk-nest-tree-pruned-as.html 1. An arborist was hired to lop the limbs off the tree. 2. The bird was sitting on eggs at the time the tree was lopped. Presumably it would have not remained sitting on the nest while the lopping was … Read more
Queensland Government officers studying the endangered Red Goshawk on Cape York lopped the limbs off a nesting tree while a bird was sitting on eggs to improve photographic opportunities. The claim was made as it was revealed radio-tracking has demonstrated that the Red Goshawk will fly considerable distances and across large bodies of water. More … Read more
Is anyone from Melbourne considering a trip to Whyalla to see the Citrine Wagtail? I’m very interested in going, but I’d like a companion. I thought of flying to Adelaide, hiring a car, staying the night in Whyalla and returning the next day. I missed the Mudgee bird by a couple of days, … Read more
