It's all about the birds
Ok this is just a gloat, so feel free to skip this and head straight to the next posting if flagrant grandstanding might offend. Just the other day I was absentmindedly musing to my birdwatching partner-in-crime, that if one was set the arbitrary task of seeing all * Falco* species in Australia in a single … Read more
Hi all Thanks Peter and Marc for your ID suggestions. I have obtained another photo I have posted that shows the bird is a leucistic Lewin’s honeyeater. http://last-birds.blogspot.com http://last-birds.blogspot.com/ cheers Andrew =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org … Read more
I’ve seen this sort of thing several times, no doubt so have others. Page 241 of Frith’s book Pigeons and Doves of Australia illustrates it and calls it sun-bathing. Odd that HANZAB would not mention it………. Philip Veerman 24 Castley Circuit Kambah ACT 2902 02 – 62314041
Yesterday I saw a small flock of Crested Pigeons (about 6 birds from memory) in an open grassed area. One pigeon was lying on its side on the ground, flicking one wing upwards, so that the undersurface of the wing was exposed for about seconds with each flick. The other Crested Pigeons did not seem … Read more
Dear All, I have just had a great couple of weeks at Bowra, a bit damp at times, but great birding and the BQ folks are doing a great job with managing the accommodation. One thing concerns me though, the amount of play-back used to attract birds by birders and birder/photographers. During my stay there … Read more