It's all about the birds
Hi all, In October friends from overseas (USA and Germany) will be visiting us. Although we were originally planning to fly into Cairns and drive up to Cape York, I changed my mind and would like to travel with them into the (currently not so) dry outback to enjoy this rare POST-rain phenomenon. I was … Read more
Ruth and I are currently in Port Augusta en route to Alice Springs. Our planned route was via Lyndhurst and Oodnadatta Track (with small diversion along Strezlecki Track to Mount Lyndhurst Station). However I have found out that Oodnadatta Track, Strezlecki Track and most of Birdsville Track are CLOSED due to heavy rain, with at … Read more
EARLY AUTUMN IN TROMSØ, N.NORWAY 2010 has been the wettest summer ever in Tromsø, not that we normally have all that much precipitation compared to many other places; it has been cool too, never above 20*C. But by now the weather has improved and we can call it quite nice autumn weather: calm, often quite … Read more
Hi all I am in the market for a new spotting scope and after much research and deliberating , I have decided on a Swarovski STM 80 HD, with a 20-60 eye piece. However I cannot find anywhere in Australia that seems to carry this model. Does anyone know a supplier that does ? The … Read more
Lachlan Manley asked some questions about management of OBPs. Firstly, how does the recovery team expect to achieve the recommended minimum number of 25-30 founder individuals for the captive colony when there may be only a few pairs actually breeding? The target of 25 founders is just that, a target – there are no guarantees … Read more