It's all about the birds
Recently Marie posted a message reporting a Square-tailed Kite acting suspiciously close to our home near Brisbane. This morning I was just about to commence a bird-walk when I heard the Noisy Miners ‘alarming’ and spotted a SQT Kite ‘quartering’ around our trees. Eventually it flew across Watson Rd to an area where Marie had … Read more
This evening I saw an Eastern Grass Owl near my home at Ninderry on the Sunshine Coast. This is the same site where I first found the species 10 months ago, and while I did not get the chance to check over winter, it is nice that they are still in the area. The bird … Read more
Dear all To my surprise and a bit of chagrin yesterday, I discovered there is a White-faced Heron nest in a tall gum in the garden beyond the lane behind my house, with two well developed grey fluffy chicks. Why had I not seen this before? I had noticed the herons settling in the trees … Read more
Sitting on the patio this evening, (5:15pm – 12 Sept 2010) having a wine or two with friends, we counted some 60 to 70 YTBC flying north along the Caboolture River. It was their long drawn out cry that bought us to their presence. They appears to have been travelling from the Deception Bay area … Read more
Hi Jill I was out birding in Barwon Heads, Victoria yesterday with Craig Morley and noted a juvenile, begging (although unsuccessful) Caspain Tern at Barwon Heads Estuary. Maybe they just got an early start this year? Grace Lewis On Sep 11, 5:05 pm, Jill Dening wrote: > Hi again with another question, > > On Friday … Read more