Month: January 2021

Here’s a snap (only slightly more than 200kb) of the bird seen at Blackheath  Thoughts? Andrew Ross

Wedge-tailed Eagle is a large bird. It’s at its limits when taking off and the power vs airspeed graph may explain some of its shyness and other stuff. It may be even influential in Bergmann’s rule.As usual on my blog: https://www.ararelitus.com/birds-1 for those who like eagles as I do. Chris Shawseashore@internode.on.net+61 409 675912www.ararelitus.com

Hello all, only now that we have well and truly buried 2020 I dare looking more closely at 2021, and what to do this year. The Houtman Abrolhos Islands, off Geraldton WA, have long been on my bucket list, actually since we are living in Perth, i.e. since 2005. This year the planets seem to … Read more

Hi all Escaping Sydney last week we spent 5 days in Blackheath. While walking in the local bush we heard a Rufous Whistler calling. The bird was very accommodating in showing itself. Which was a problem. Because it had the distinctive black cap of a Golden Whistler.  And it seemed to be a black and … Read more

G’day My most common CBC observation is a single bird calling in flight, with numerous instances of coordinated duos. A while back I came across a group of 4 hanging out in a eucalypt and I was struck by their similarity with hornbills. This morning I saw a combination of 7 CBCs (6 in a … Read more