I have got the chance to visit Argentina with a Field Guides tour in October-November this year. We’ll have a 2 days pretrip to the Ibera marshes in Corrientes province, and will afterwards visit the chaco and the Andes area in NW Argentina (Jujuy province). The written informaion I have got from the company, is … Read more

This list is the most amazing interactive aid and never ceases to amaze me with its usefulness. Thanks to Anthea and Brian Fleming and also Jeff Davies for identifying the plant I have described as important to Princess Parrot. It is Leptosema chambersii or Upside-down Plant. I have updated the pictures. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/oo000oo/sets/72157624733435776/ The birds … Read more

Just for the record – the Walter Zimmerman Park Musk lorikeets have now been in residence for 3 months. I checked Eremaea’s records and found 47 observations around Ipswich over the past 9 years – 22 of them this year. We have observed the birds here for the past 6 years and this seems exceptional. … Read more

I know this is totally not birding but am posting anyway;-) Found this site today which looks to be really useful in case you should ever be a victim of camera theft. Hope you find it interesting;-) http://www.stolencamerafinder.co.uk/ Best wishes Alan ******************************************************************************* Alan McBride, MBO. Photojournalist | Writer | Traveller | + Member: Australian Photographic … Read more

As many of my mates know I have long been fascinated with Princess Parrots, and having enjoyed them in the wild on my Aus trip in 2008 on two different occasions. I have been wondering about their association with Desert Oaks. Hanzab lists *Casuarina petiole *as a food item for Princess but I would suggest … Read more