It's all about the birds
Dear all I¹ve just viewed the shorts of this production, on the life cycle of a family of Carnaby¹s Cockatoos, and it blew my socks off (or would have had our weather been cooler!). This documentary is the work of Leighton de Barros, a brilliant cinematographer, and his partner Jodie. Leighton, who worked on the … Read more
*24^th JULY 2010* SOSSA PELAGIC TRIP, WOLLONGONG, NSW, AUSTRALIA. Report prepared by: Lindsay E. Smith. *Departed: *07:10 returned at 15:35. Sea conditions:1.5 – 2m easing later in the day *Swell:* South-SE to 1.5 to 2.5 m decreasing to 1.0 to 1.5 m during the day. *Weather:* bright sunshine with scattered cloud during the late morning. … Read more
I received a forwarded copy of the following email. It may be of interest to conservation minded birders in the region. Details are available at www.glossyblack.org.au Regards, Laurie. Dear Glossy Black-Cockatoo enthusiasts was National Threatened Species Day which is held on 7 September each year to commemorate the death of the last Tasmanian tiger in … Read more
Hi Folks, I refer to a post I made in March this year concerning rainfall in the SEQ region in Feb. Noting that the last time we had this amount of rain was in 1956 – the same year the Murray flooded. (see below) Peter Fuller correctly pointed out that the ’56 flood was from … Read more
First Dollarbird at Basin Rd, Samsonvale, SE Qld yesterday, Eastern Koel calling behind our property (Kobble Creek, SE Qld) today (09/09/2010). Tom