The NSW Government announced today the creation of a 2,800 hectare National Park in the Capertee Valley, NSW. It is based on the property ‘Port Macquarie’ and includes 15km of the Capertee River. The press release can be found here http://www.nsw.gov.au/news/800th-national-park-milestone-protects-our-heritage [1] Good news hopefully, for the wildlife in the Capertee Valley. Brook Links: —— … Read more

Well I did leave open the suggestion that “maybe I don’t know when I am being teased”. So much for a dead owl. Almost as good as a dead parrot. Sorry all, so much serious stuff happening to me right now. Philip =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the … Read more

Are big-billed birds more common in the tropics? ABC Radio Melbourne 774 are going to be discussing the issue at 4pm this afternoon. Not sure who the guest is at this stage. Russell Woodford Birding-Aus List Owner russell@birding-aus.org Geelong Victoria Australia http://birding-aus.org =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the … Read more

Hello Thought it worth mentioning that the Musk lorikeets that turned up here (Pine Mountain, Qld) on 20th May are still hanging around 5 weeks later. Their numbers have varied but we still have them roosting nearby every evening with the attendant raucous calling. We’ve also noticed that there are Noisy Friarbirds about for the … Read more

I think you don’t know when you are being teased. Or maybe I don’t know when I am, to respond to such a silly thought. The suggestion that “the bird was feigning death in order to lure down a raptor to take as prey, and that it would have flown off as soon as it … Read more