A contact in the Cooranbong area supplied this image with a report of a Pied Butcherbird attempting to take a Peaceful Dove and then successfully killing and eating the intestines from this Bar-shouldered Dove. HANZAB certainly references PBs taking small passerines like House Sparrow and Double-Barred Finch, but this seems like an unusually large prey … Read more
Hi All, For those in NSW and ACT: BIGNET have moved to go proceed with the NSW and ACT charity Twitchathon this year, at end October. Participants must proceed as legal COVID restrictions allow. We’ll be looking to raise $20K+ for the Montague Island Gould’s Petrel project. Head to the website for … Read more
An interesting article about how Sydney birds around Circular Quay are adapting to the absence of tourists and locals. Chris Gregory https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/digital/articles/community/spare-a-thought-for-the-birds-of-circular-quay.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=written-content-ao_n_sp_cons&utm_content=cold_nsw_P18%2B_interests_na_birds+-+Copy&utm_term=birds-of-circular-quay&fbclid=IwAR1e2yl_yFPK-2dOOtvwHgD6DjBWLnEmOJpDLu8msP4ymZ5D6UUZ5K7rp_4_aem_Afe4_eyn6h4zZsi8gUoEaFj0LErD58yI_F3FJ0NBYTPtDRUB47h4kW0FpqTetfF76F9jx5iPzYwIFCoPw-NtscdqdGN-Z49OHcTTn2yd5LnVs-8fgLK9Z-KEP7qRSS6hKBM
This lurida (Rainforest or Red Boobook) began calling by our house at Topaz at 2250 and carried on constantly until 2354. It was a bright moonlit night and I was surprised it was so vocal, calling about 20 times per minute or once every 3 seconds, so it gave over 1000 calls in that time … Read more
We have a pair of Whistling Kites nesting in a tree close to our house. From the times given in HANZAB I suspect is around a week until hatching. I am keeping an eye on them to see what I can learn about the process. The thought has occurred that if anyone is studying Kite breeding there … Read more
