G’day Noredah Othman (Marketing Manager, Sabah Tourism) has sent me a tentative program for this years’ bird festival – to be held at the excellent Rainforest Discovery Centre (close to the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary). I believe they are seeking an extra speaker or two, and would like to get into contact with “any bird … Read more
A nice story I thought! http://www.bushheritage.org.au/never-too-young-to-twitch.html Cheers Liz Headland “Being in touch with the natural world is crucial.” Sir David Attenborough =============================== 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 ===============================
Hi Peter, I rescue wildlife and get the odd call to pick up an Owl and sometimes find them myself on the road. There are a few things we usually do with the bodies. If in good condition we ask the museum or DECC if they would like it. If a threatened species we also … Read more
G’day Peter et al. Best to make an appointment with one of the bird curators. We dropped in to the Melbourne museum with a frozen Frogmouth recently – without an appointment. The lady who guards the inner sanctum where the curators work was most unhelpful. No one would answer her phone calls so she basically … Read more
This morning I found a dead Southern Boobook in Altona, presumably hit by a train during the night. I didn’t have time to do anything about it, as I was on the way to the station, so I hid it in the bushes. What should I do if it’s still there tonight? Should things like … Read more