bird-o 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 Living it up on Lord Howe 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 http://bird-o.com/2012/05/14/living-it-up-on-lord-howe/feed/ 0 Arctic Visitors – Pomarine Jaegers 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 http://bird-o.com/2012/04/23/arctic-visitors-pomarine-jaegers/feed/ 0 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/ 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 http://bird-o.com/2012/04/13/fascinating-3min-sci-fi-like-journey-about-swarovski-optiks/feed/ 0 Grey Phalarope Geraldton, a 6th for Australia 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 accepted by the Birds Australia Rarities Committee (BARC). Grey Phalaropes are only ‘grey’ in their wintering grounds. In summer, they are a bold brick red colour so they are commonly called ‘Red Phalaropes’ over much of the world. It’s perhaps fitting that they remain ‘grey’ in Australia, as it’s most likely they will turn up in this plumage.

Grey Phalarope in similar plumage to the Geraldton bird.

Red-necked Phalarope is the main confusion species… Read more

]]> http://bird-o.com/2012/03/14/grey-phalarope-geraldton-a-5th-for-australia/feed/ 0 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/ 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 http://bird-o.com/2012/03/07/kwatu-a-place-of-exotic-colourful-sought-after-and-impressive-birds/feed/ 0 Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo: On a Wing and a Prayer 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 http://bird-o.com/2012/02/22/carnabys-black-cockatoo-on-a-wing-and-a-prayer/feed/ 0 OBP, no emotional farewell from Aussie media 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 The Australian newspaper has come out OBP-bashing. Talk about kicking an animal when it's down!]]> http://bird-o.com/2012/02/09/obp-no-emotional-fairwell-from-aussie-media/feed/ 4 Weak at the Knees – Neale Junction Trip Report 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 http://bird-o.com/2012/02/04/weak-at-the-knees-neale-junction-trip-report/feed/ 0 The Challenge Bird Count, a 64-year Legacy 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 http://bird-o.com/2011/12/12/the-challenge-bird-count-a-64-year-legacy/feed/ 0 Hoopoe: King Solomon’s Messenger Bird 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 http://bird-o.com/2011/12/01/hoopoe-king-solomon%e2%80%99s-messenger-bird/feed/ 0