One of the major problems of being a pelican is taking off from land or water – this requires much energy and exposes the pelican to dangers. Taking off from a lamp post is as simple as a step into free air. Pelicans, like many vultures and albatross, are like gliders and need assistance to . . . → Read More: Pelicans perching on poles
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Thanks for all the responses. To clarify, I was not in any way suggesting that what I was seeing is unusual. Pizzey’s book mentions it. Most responses are from coastal SE Australia, so I am still not sure how widespread the habit is. I think that the strangest one is that Sandra mentioned . . . → Read More: Pelicans perching on poles – suggestion From: martin cachard <mcachard@hotmail.com> Sent: Saturday, 19 January 2019 7:41 PM To: Philip Veerman; ‘Canberra Birds’; birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Pelicans perching on poles hi Philip, I noticed this as commonplace with Aust Pelicans in the Newcastle, NSW, area whilst living there from 2009-2010, seeing many pelicans perched atop metal light poles . . . → Read More: (no subject) I went to Batemans Bay this week (NSW SE coast, down from Canberra, for those not local). A thing that I noticed and usually have noticed there, is that the Pelicans really like to perch on light poles there. It seems to me a difficult and strange thing for such heavy birds to . . . → Read More: Pelicans perching on poles Southport Seamount Pelagic – March 2019 Make your reservation!!! Over the years, Southport and in particular the seamounts off Southport have become famous for the tropical seabirds and some real rarities – the yet to be described Coral Sea Storm-Petrel Is very regular, Polynesian and Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Bulwer’s and Herald Petrels are all on the . . . → Read More: Southport Seamount Pelagic – Day Trip – March 2019 The Queensland Conservation Council in 1979 published a booklet I wrote, The Birds of South-East Queensland. It was an annotated list of birds from the state's south-east with a focus on status, distribution, habitat and environmental threats. Forty years later, in 2019, I thought it timely for a “then and now” look at . . . → Read More: Changes in status of southern Queensland birds Hi all, There are now two spots available on the Saturday Jan 19th pelagic and none on the Sunday (for the pelagic trip I am organizing from Crowdy Head, NSW). I have just spoken to the skipper about the weather forecast and at this stage the trip for Sunday looks good but the Saturday . . . → Read More: Update – Two spots available Jan 19th Crowdy Head pelagic (none on Sunday 20th). Hi all, I have had a late cancellation on both days of the Sat 19th and Sun 20th Crowdy Head pelagics. So there is now one spot available on both days. Cheers, Michael Kearns mkearns@y7mail.com 0434582005 . . . → Read More: One spot available Jan 19th and 20th Crowdy Head pelagics In the December 2018 issue of Wingspan, there's an article about the dangers of ALAN (artificial light at night) to birds because it upsets their night navigation abilities (Fatal Attraction, John Peter, p53). It offers Silver Gulls as a local example: "Silver Gulls provide the most conspicuous examples of ALAN-related discombulation in Australia, with their . . . → Read More: ALAN traps Silver Gulls?
Dear Moderator, Because of bounces, I think that I had the wrong e-mail address in an earlier attempt to send this. If the earlier one (exactly the same e-mail) got though, please ignore this one. With continuing thanks for the service, regards, Angus Innes.
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