By Birding-Aus, on February 11th, 2021 Hi All,
For those interested, here’s a video created in December 2020 by the excellent videographer Stuart Cohen of Bottlebrush Media, focussed on the drought recovery actions underway in Macquarie Marshes wetland system, featuring many great birds! 😊
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtvQEvI_nM
Cheers Tim
Tim Hosking Senior Wetlands and River Conservation Officer
Biodiversity and . . . → Read More: Macquarie Marshes video Dec2020
By Birding-Aus, on February 10th, 2021 An invitation to all birders
VISIT King Island, GIVE US A HAND and ENJOY SOME GREAT BIRDING
‘Wings on King’ Autumn Bird Surveys
22nd-25th April, 2021
Coincides with the last weekend of direct Hobart . . . → Read More: Promotion: Bird surveys King Island, 22-25 April, 2021
By Birding-Aus, on February 10th, 2021 Dear All,
I am trying to add more tutorial videos to my Youtube channel… I made a short video for 10 tips on bird photography:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyy3cW6rpLY
It is mainly aimed at beginners, so I expect it will be a little elementary for most of the people on this list, but if you have a few . . . → Read More: constructive criticism on video
By Birding-Aus, on February 9th, 2021 I seek advice. Even though I lived in Darwin for some years I never visited the Tiwi Islands. Natalie and I are going to Darwin in April for an important family event and would like to go birding on the Tiwi Islands. I will be grateful for any advice and suggestions – accommodation, birding guides, . . . → Read More: Tiwi Islands
By Birding-Aus, on February 8th, 2021 I enquired recently about people’s experiences with the Kowa and other compact scopes. Thank you to all who replied. Does anyone out there have a Kowa TSN-553 that they don’t use and would consider selling to me? Regards Elisabeth Dark Sydney . . . → Read More: Looking for used Kowa TSN-553 scope
By Birding-Aus, on February 8th, 2021 The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, February 8, 2021 to Sunday, February 14, 2021:
Area: SA
Location: Murray mouth Hindmarsh Island Goolwa
Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis) (1) 4 birds flew over close to the Look out area.
Reported by: Winston Syson on Tuesday, February 9, 2021
———————————————
. . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest
By Birding-Aus, on February 7th, 2021 I appreciated the opportunity to watch the movie High Ground in a cinema this morning. Set in Arnhem Land in the early 20th century, it does a very good job in telling an unhappy story.
The cinematography is stunning, and the bird photography and sound tracks are awesome. Not many movies feature brolgas in . . . → Read More: High Ground
By Birding-Aus, on February 4th, 2021 With the elimination of rodents on LHI, I wonder if it would be viable to establish a population of Green Parrots there to replace the extinct LHI species.
thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/environment/2021/02/02/lord-howe-island/
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
By Birding-Aus, on February 1st, 2021 The following message from the COG President Neil Hermes has just appeared on the mailing list of Canberra Ornithologists Group (COG) It is with great sadness that I report the sudden passing of Jerry Olsen last Saturday. Jerry was a great member and friend of COG, a personal friend to many, a consummate professional and . . . → Read More: Passing of Jerry Olsen
By Birding-Aus, on February 1st, 2021 Hi Mike, and to anyone interested on Birding-Aus,
Here are my most recent sight records of Fork-tailed (Pacific) Swifts and White-throated Needletails:
23/12/20 6:30pm: 1 x Fork-tailed Swift, flying directly NE low above suburban Urangan, Hervey Bay, SEQ; 28/12/20 6:30am: 3 to 5 White-throated Needletails, hawking low to medium height . . . → Read More: SWIFT records Summer 2020/2021
|
|