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Weak at the Knees – Neale Junction Trip Report

Bird-O — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:28:26 +0000

“Did you see Princess Parrot?” “No!” We said. A smirk arose on Bret’s face. Oh no, we thought ... the sarcasm meant they’d seen Princess Parrots themselves.

The Challenge Bird Count, a 64-year Legacy

Simon Mustoe — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:23:12 +0000

Within a 25km radius just outside Melbourne live examples of one quarter of Australia’s birds.

Hoopoe: King Solomon’s Messenger Bird

Mark Carter — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:24:20 +0000

Omar said, “Today the descendent of Solomon’s Hudhud lives here in the gardens of the Temple Mount. It is a beautiful pure shining white ...”

Wetland Birds Arrive in Droves (and car parks)

Bird-O — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:48:36 +0000

As we enter another year of high rainfall, inland breeding will become even more prolific ... our wetlands will be inundated with flocks of birds like many have never seen before.

A Ghost in Daylight

Simon Mustoe (sponsored by Swarovski) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:00:09 +0000

There are some birds that it's hard to imagine really exist until you see one. Buff-breasted Buttonquail is one of those birds. This is surely one of Australasia's most mysterious and enigmatic species.

The Lewis’s Woodpecker

'til the last tree — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:04:55 +0000

We were nearing the end of our journey and everywhere around us were the signs of an aging year. The salmon had begun their annual run, marking both the end and beginning of their life cycle, swimming up the deathly sweet fresh water to lay their eggs and then die, becoming a feast for bears and gulls. More leaves lay on the ground than what clung desperately to naked branches, and those final few survivors stood alone, shivering in the chill of winter breezes.

The Coastal Mountains

Summer’s demise has chased us ever since Northern… Read more

Contribute to the lyrebird film and receive benefits!

Balangara Films — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 05:22:08 +0000

... you now have the chance to be personally involved with the production of "The Message of the Lyrebird"

An ‘Exhibition’ of Australian Painted Snipe

Barra Imaging — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:10:27 +0000

What do you call a group of Painted Snipe? An 'Exhibition?'

What about Boobies?!

Bird-O — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 05:19:41 +0000

I challenge anyone to swear that on mention of 'boobies' or being shown a picture of two boobies, that a small chuckle isn't brewing somewhere ...

Another First – Eurasian Hoopoe in Broome

Simon Mustoe — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:49:27 +0000

When Kimberly Onton, Chris Hassell, Arthur Keates and Maarten Hulzebosch stopped for lunch at the Roebuck Plains Roadhouse, the last thing they expected was to find a first for Australia ...