Thank you for all these excellent suggestions, everyone. Some may have missed my message saying that the bird had disappeared by the time I returned. I had, however, taken some photos of it with my phone, and from these Rory O’Brien at the Museum of Victoria identified it as being the Tasmanian subspecies, Ninox novaeseelandiae … Read more

Slow cook, moderate oven. Add salt. Steve Potter m: 0407 398 234 e: steve@frontier.org.au What to do with a dead owl? from [Peter Shute http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi?query=%2Bfr om%3Apshute%40nuw.org.au&idxname=birding-aus&sort=date%3Alate> ] [Permanent Link http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/cgi-bin/mesg.cgi?a=birding-aus &i=150CDAA93B99944998130F5B1C4A2F1F354532FD2D%40nuwvicms1> ][Original http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/cgi-bin/extract-mesg.cgi?a=bir ding-aus&m=2010-06&i=150CDAA93B99944998130F5B1C4A2F1F354532FD2D%40nuwvicms1> ] To: ” birding-aus@vicnet.net.au” < birding-aus@vicnet.net.au> Subject: What to do with a dead owl? From: Peter Shute < pshute@nuw.org.au> Date: Tue, … Read more

Hi everyone in Sydney – if anyone can get along to this meeting it might be helpful to put forward some comments and views from the birding community. I may even be there myself 🙂 Russell Woodford Birding-Aus List Owner russell@birding-aus.org Geelong Victoria Australia http://www.birding-aus.org Begin forwarded message: > From: Erica Griffiths > > > … Read more

Hello I want to thank everyone for all the great advice for my trip to the Top End. Had an amazing time and absolutely perfect weather compared to what Melbourne is going through 🙂 Here’s a trip report i’ve scrawled out, my first trip report so be gentle. Me and my Dad left Melbourne Friday … Read more

This subject broaches an issue that I have thought about long and often since migrating to Australia over 20 years ago. It is my considered opinion that the Australian approach to its natural heritage does little to foster any interest or enthusiasm in young children and adolescents that can later grow to be an educated … Read more