http://bird-o.com Birds and birding in Australia Wed, 16 May 2012 06:38:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://bird-o.com/2012/05/14/living-it-up-on-lord-howe/ http://bird-o.com/2012/05/14/living-it-up-on-lord-howe/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 10:57:47 +0000 Chris Sanderson http://bird-o.com/?p=5818 When birdwatchers think of Lord Howe Island, they usually think of one bird, the Lord Howe Woodhen. The Woodhen is&hellip Read more]]> http://bird-o.com/2012/05/14/living-it-up-on-lord-howe/feed/ 0 http://bird-o.com/2012/04/23/arctic-visitors-pomarine-jaegers/ http://bird-o.com/2012/04/23/arctic-visitors-pomarine-jaegers/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:06:20 +0000 Simon Mustoe http://bird-o.com/?p=5856 Yet more New Zealand Storm-petrels seen on the Southport pelagic this week were the undoubted highlight. Also of interest&hellip Read more]]> http://bird-o.com/2012/04/23/arctic-visitors-pomarine-jaegers/feed/ 0 http://bird-o.com/2012/04/13/fascinating-3min-sci-fi-like-journey-about-swarovski-optiks/ http://bird-o.com/2012/04/13/fascinating-3min-sci-fi-like-journey-about-swarovski-optiks/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:54:41 +0000 Bird-O http://bird-o.com/?p=5831 Ever wondered how high quality optical equipment is made? This beautiful 3 minute video shows you the journey to&hellip Read more]]> http://bird-o.com/2012/04/13/fascinating-3min-sci-fi-like-journey-about-swarovski-optiks/feed/ 0 http://bird-o.com/2012/03/14/grey-phalarope-geraldton-a-5th-for-australia/ http://bird-o.com/2012/03/14/grey-phalarope-geraldton-a-5th-for-australia/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:14:04 +0000 Bird-O http://bird-o.com/?p=5804 There are a number of records of Grey Phalarope in Australia but only five of these have been formally&hellip Read more]]> http://bird-o.com/2012/03/14/grey-phalarope-geraldton-a-5th-for-australia/feed/ 0 http://bird-o.com/2012/03/07/kwatu-a-place-of-exotic-colourful-sought-after-and-impressive-birds/ http://bird-o.com/2012/03/07/kwatu-a-place-of-exotic-colourful-sought-after-and-impressive-birds/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:31:54 +0000 Nick Leseberg http://bird-o.com/?p=5746 I have been lucky as a guide for Tropical Birding to spend a bit of time in Papua New Guinea&hellip Read more]]> http://bird-o.com/2012/03/07/kwatu-a-place-of-exotic-colourful-sought-after-and-impressive-birds/feed/ 0 http://bird-o.com/2012/02/22/carnabys-black-cockatoo-on-a-wing-and-a-prayer/ http://bird-o.com/2012/02/22/carnabys-black-cockatoo-on-a-wing-and-a-prayer/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:59:38 +0000 Alan McBride http://bird-o.com/?p=5753 We’ve all had the odd epiphany in life. I suspect I’ve had a few with birds. My first was&hellip Read more]]> http://bird-o.com/2012/02/22/carnabys-black-cockatoo-on-a-wing-and-a-prayer/feed/ 0 http://bird-o.com/2012/02/09/obp-no-emotional-fairwell-from-aussie-media/ http://bird-o.com/2012/02/09/obp-no-emotional-fairwell-from-aussie-media/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:54:54 +0000 Bird-O http://bird-o.com/?p=5709 In the week when we find out the world population of Orange-bellied Parrots (OBPs) has dropped to 21&hellip Read more]]> http://bird-o.com/2012/02/09/obp-no-emotional-fairwell-from-aussie-media/feed/ 4 http://bird-o.com/2012/02/04/weak-at-the-knees-neale-junction-trip-report/ http://bird-o.com/2012/02/04/weak-at-the-knees-neale-junction-trip-report/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:28:26 +0000 Bird-O http://bird-o.com/?p=5692 There’s only one Australian bird that combines such rarity and such beauty that most birders to go weak at&hellip Read more]]> http://bird-o.com/2012/02/04/weak-at-the-knees-neale-junction-trip-report/feed/ 0 http://bird-o.com/2011/12/12/the-challenge-bird-count-a-64-year-legacy/ http://bird-o.com/2011/12/12/the-challenge-bird-count-a-64-year-legacy/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:23:12 +0000 Simon Mustoe http://bird-o.com/?p=5633 The ‘challenge’ bird count grew out of a long-running series of expeditions west of Melbourne, starting just after the second&hellip Read more]]> http://bird-o.com/2011/12/12/the-challenge-bird-count-a-64-year-legacy/feed/ 0 http://bird-o.com/2011/12/01/hoopoe-king-solomon%e2%80%99s-messenger-bird/ http://bird-o.com/2011/12/01/hoopoe-king-solomon%e2%80%99s-messenger-bird/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:24:20 +0000 Mark Carter http://bird-o.com/?p=5617 Has any first time vagrant for Australia caused as much astonishment and cheap flight-hunting as Broome’s gorgeous Hoopoe? Possibly&hellip Read more]]> http://bird-o.com/2011/12/01/hoopoe-king-solomon%e2%80%99s-messenger-bird/feed/ 0