Birds and birding in Australia
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A visit to the Australian Museum’s exhibition ‘Rituals of Seduction’ will leave you positively breathless.
by Alan McBride
Obviously Birds of Paradise means different things to different people. A visit to the Australian Museum’s exhibition ‘Rituals of Seduction’ however will leave you positively breathless.&hellip Read more
For the last couple of years, Green Hill Dam in the northern section of Chiltern National Park in Victoria has been a reliable place to see Regent Honeyeaters.
by Bird-O
For the last couple of years, Green Hill Dam in the northern section of Chiltern National Park in Victoria has been a reliable place to see Regent Honeyeaters. Several&hellip Read more
He pulled the boat into a small cove and there, bobbing about on the water, was a flock twenty or so strong of the charismatic alcids.
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Spry as a young sailor, with wrinkle-free skin and sparkling eyes, the 82-year-old retired coast guard, Leslie Smith, waded around the forest green dinghy once we had safely climbed&hellip Read more
A juvenile Stilt Sandpiper reported by Marilyn Hewish, Grace Lewis, Dean Hewish and Joanne Van den Broek on the 18th December is still present five days later.
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It was quite a hike to the spot where Australia’s first Red-billed Tropicbird resides, near Kim’s Lookout, which commands amazing views of Mt Gower and stunning seabird breeding cliffs.
by Simon Mustoe (sponsored by Swarovski)
It was quite a hike to the spot where Australia’s first Red-billed Tropicbird resides. It’s near Kim’s Lookout, on the northern tip of Lord Howe Island. The walk is&hellip Read more
Chestnut Rail is one of the most sought-after birds in the Darwin area but surprisingly hard to see for its size.
by Simon Mustoe (sponsored by Swarovski)
I’ve tried to see Chestnut Rail several times before. They’re very noisy and often heard calling from the mangroves. I’ve even been with someone else watching one just out&hellip Read more
The really exciting bird however, was the Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo that Del found for me … a beautiful male sat and sang in full view.
by Simon Mustoe (sponsored by Swarovski)
Mt Lewis is a chance to taste real altitudinal birding. The things you see here are quite different to ‘downhill’.
We headed up with Del Richards of Fine Feather&hellip Read more
Cassowary House is an amazing place to stay and no visit to the Cairns Region would be complete without staying there.
by Simon Mustoe (sponsored by Swarovski)
Breakfast at Cassowary House is always an exceptional affair. Where else can you watch, Cassowary , Victoria’s Riflebird and Musky Rat Kangaroos whilst you have&hellip Read more
While I was in the Atherton Tablelands, I popped to Bromfield Swamp for Sarus Cranes.
by Simon Mustoe (sponsored by Swarovski)
While I was in the Atherton Tablelands, I popped to Bromfield Swamp for Sarus Cranes. Lucky I did, as we saw no others while we were there.&hellip Read more
You could say that as a guide, Alan’s worth his weight in “golden bowerbirds” (enough puns, Ed).
by Simon Mustoe (sponsored by Swarovski)
We got home to the latest National Geographic magazine and an article about bowerbirds. Just a couple of days before and we’d had the pleasure of watching a Golden&hellip Read more
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