It's all about the birds
It brings out the usual set of opinions. This is what I wrote on the comments area: The fault lies not with a Magpie, which is simply responding to a perceived threat and defending its nest. The fact that the threat is not real (as suggested by one correspondent), is irrelevant, we are not assessing … Read more
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Hi all, I’ve just written up a trip report of my recent trip to sunny Alice Springs. For the full report with photographs see my website at http://tim-dolby.blogspot.com/ Cheers, Tim Dolby ALICE SPRINGS SEPT 2010 The Background Following a report of large numbers of Princess Parrot in the Northern Territory I booked a flight for … Read more
Hi all, Typically, I got the dates incorrect (in my previous message) for the 2010 Victorian Twitchathon. It will be held on the week of 6-7 November 2010. (Thank of all those people pointed it out!) Also the link to the Australian Birdfair was wrong – see http://australianbirdfair.org.au. It is worth noting that it will … Read more
Our Musk lorikeets are still (15 weeks) here today, though not in the numbers they were. Our first Eastern Koel called on Monday 6 September. I notice that Eremaea lists the Australian Koel at Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge near Cairns in late April, then absent until 21 August near Townsville. Cheers Peter Pine Mountain, Q============================== … Read more