Richard King

From everyone’s comments, I agree it’s probably a whole group of factors, especially the RSPB being very active in the UK. I still think it’s more a regional issue, with Australians caring less due to other local factors. I have read somewhere many years ago, that some of the factors why Australians don’t relate to … Read more

Hi All, I agree with Debbie, that most Aussies don’t really care about our animals or environment generally, maybe only about some cute ones, like koalas etc. The vast majority of people don’t understand even the basic ecological principles, sadly even after years of David Attenborough shows and others. I think, sadly we often think … Read more

Hi All, I know I’m probably opening a huge can of worms and may get my arse kicked, but here we go. We often seem to get upset with governments (or other groups) who don’t protect the environment and rightly so, and I do agree that most of the time much, much more can be … Read more

I have recently bought the Nikon P150 and used it on holidays in Thailand. It was unplanned buy (not something I normally do) at Perth airport duty free, but our older Lumix started playing up and was probably going to be a real pain over the holiday. The recent Thailand pictures on my blog site, … Read more

Thanks Steve for the info on the new apps. It’s an exciting time as technology progresses (and more apps appear), birders will be able to have whole libraries of field guides and other books on one Ipad. Great if you’re travelling to a number of different countries on one holiday! Field guides will still come … Read more