Hi All. I’m wondering if anyone in Brisbane or close proximity have a pair of the above that I could have a look at (& a look through)? I’m considering buying new bins & can’t find a retailer in Brisbane with them. This would save me a day trip to Sydney. Please reply directly if . . . → Read More: Swarovski 8×32 EL Bins
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John McGillivray, the former naturalist on the HMS Rattlesnake, resided for a couple of year in South Grafton, with James Fowler Wilcox, who had also been a naturalist on the HMS Rattlesnake on the same voyage to Australia. They worked together collecting specimens for museums throughout the world and most were sent to Ramsay at . . . → Read More: Fwd: Pecking order: how John Gould dined out on the birds of Australia > > And not just the early ones! John McKean once told me that he had dined (or intended to) on all the species in the Top End. > > Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow Ph.D. > PO Box 71 > Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841 > 043 8650 835 > > > > > > > . . . → Read More: Fwd: Pecking order: how John Gould dined out on the birds of Australia Yes, there is that. However, Gould also loved to eat Rosellas – “It was not long after my arrival in the country before I tested the goodness of the flesh of this bird as a viand, and I found it so excellent that I partook of it whenever an opportunity for my doing so presented . . . → Read More: Pecking order: how John Gould dined out on the birds of Australia No doubt. Still it is ironic that: “A conservationist, despite his propensity to shoot everything from wandering albatross to emu wrens, Gould lamented the loss of species as a result of the white man’s invasion.” > On 31 Dec 2017, at 9:31 pm, Brian Fleming < flambeau@labyrinth.net.au> wrote: > > I think it hardly surprising . . . → Read More: Pecking order: how John Gould dined out on the birds of Australia I think it hardly surprising that early collectors ate their specimens after skinning them! They were camping out, often with limited supplies, and fresh meat was very welcome. Not just birds either. Gould writes with great feeling of the excellence of a large Red Kangaroo which sustained his whole party when they had run out . . . → Read More: Pecking order: how John Gould dined out on the birds of Australia Early ornithologists like to eat their subjects – see www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/30/pecking-order-how-john-gould-dined-out-on-the-birds-of-australia Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org Hi I saw this dove/pigeon at the Jurong bird park in Singapore and have not been able to identify it. Any help out there? Many thanks David Jackson Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org Hi all Just wondering who the ‘Swift’ expert was to tell about sightings.. It’s a delayed sighting by about 4 weeks ago but I keep meaning to post it so, don’t know if it’s worth documenting now? Kirri Sent from my iPhone Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org . . . → Read More: Swift sightings Hi all Since 2014 we’ve been seeing Powerful Owls at Buchan Caves Reserve, East Gippsland. Sightings have been increasing, and we are now seeing them on 50% of visits, and sometimes 2 birds. They’ve been seen with a range of prey items including Common Brushtail, Sugar Glider, Koala and Australian Magpie. I’ve written an article . . . → Read More: Powerful Owls at Buchan, East Gippsland |
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