It's all about the birds
On Monday, 11.15 am, two Wedge-tailed Eagles were seen flying over Mona Vale Road and heading towards the coast. Being mobbed by Aust Raven, Aust Magpie amongst others (sorry, I was driving so couldn’t take them all in). Alan ******************************************************************************* Alan McBride, MBO. Photojournalist | Writer | Traveller | + Member: Australian Photographic Society American … Read more
Hi All, The Bird Observation and Conservation Australia (BOCA) pelagic got out off Eaglehawk Neck, SE Tasmania on the weekend. A fairly bumpy trip but a nice selection of birds seen. The next scheduled trip is for November 28th 2010. That trip is at present fully booked but contact me if you wish to be … Read more
G’day, There’s an article up on Bird-O about finding Grey Honeyeater. There’s images and information on the location, how to find them and their habitat. http://bird-o.com/2010/09/21/birds-of-the-grey-bush/ You can also view a 30s video of a male Scarlet-chested Parrot from the site reported by James Watson, per Ian May’s original report recently. http://birdo.wildiaries.com/trips/10285/trip_days/10820/display Don’t forget to … Read more
Hi all, I had an hour to kill last week Thursday morning and had a look around at Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, NSW Amongst the Grey-headed Flying-Foxes, there were a few Black Flying-Foxes – a bit scary to witness the spreading range of this dominant species. The Powerful Owl was at its usual spot. Noisy … Read more
Hi all, Ed Williams, Tony Keene, Rob Hynson and I spent the weekend at Gloucester Tops, NSW. We saw and/or heard 89 bird species, spotlit a number of mammals (including a Koala half-way up the mountain!) and saw a few reptiles. Tawny Frogmouth 13 Pheasant Coucal 3 Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo 1 Shining Bronze-Cuckoo 1 Southern Boobook … Read more