A beautiful magpie story and slings for injured birds FW: Your invitation to the Penguin Bloom Exhibition

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Pallid Cuckoo

I know Cuckoos may not be everyone’s “cup of tea” but I have an RFI to anyone who has heard a Pallid Cuckoo calling recently in the Southern Tablelands region to let me know

Admittedly I do not live in their core areas according to the references however the last being in the Gungharlan area . . . → Read More: Pallid Cuckoo

film of birds flying to back dance performance

Good evening all.

The son of a friend is choreographing and dancing in a piece of work with Restless Dance Company, and is looking for footage of birds flying that could be projected behind the performers.

My friend writes: He has called it What Bird Is That? and it features seven Australian birds, the . . . → Read More: film of birds flying to back dance performance

Albatross off sydney.

Lots of albatross off north head manly today, 58 shy albatross,56 black browed albatross also 1 buller’s albatross 1 indian yellow nosed albatross and 2 giant petrels,

Cheers michael.

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Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, October 10, 2016 to Sunday, October 16, 2016:

Area: SA

Location: Cobbler Creek Recreation Park

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) (2) To the north of the Babbler Loop Trail about 7m off the ground. A nest with one chick attended by an . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

Bath bullies, bacteria and battlegrounds: the secret world of bird baths

Some of the findings from the bird bath research you may have contributed to …

theconversation.com/bath-bullies-bacteria-and-battlegrounds-the-secret-world-of-bird-baths-65629

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The passing of Peggy Mitchell

Peggy Mitchell, an icon of the Victorian birding community passed away on 3 October at the age of 94. Peggy was probably best known for collecting reports from amateur bird watchers and publishing these in the ‘Bird Observer’ the monthly newsletter of the Bird Observers Club later reconstituted as Bird Observation & Conservation Australia (BOCA). . . . → Read More: The passing of Peggy Mitchell

Fork-tailed Swift 3 sighting Thursday Is Qld.

Gooday, Observed 3 Fork-tailed Swifts near Greenhill Fort at Thursday Is. flying in southerly direction. Rain earlier in the day with a strong SE breeze. A flock of 35 Spangled Drongo’s were also observed flying South. Osprey nesting on Broadcast Australia tower judging by behaviour. Regards, Jon Wren

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Lake Eyre, Grey Falcon, Letter-winged Kite

Bill,

Actually no. Ticks are nasty little arachnids that suck blood. Probably not common in central Australia.

Philip

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Lake Eyre, Grey Falcon, Letter-winged Kite (ADVERTISEMENT)

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