For Christmas I received this wonderful book about Tawny Frogmouths. Tawny Frogmouth by Gisela Kaplan (A Professor at UNE Armidale) It provides a wealth of information about all aspects of the Tawny Frogmouth including scientific information but it is also easy to read. It is published by CSIRO Publishing. As regular readers would be aware... Continue Reading →
I have just arrived back from a trip to New Zealand. On our travels we visited Wingspan outside Rotorua on the North Island. If you ever are in this area of the world it is well worth a visit to Wingspan which has received many awards for their work and where you will get the... Continue Reading →
Squawk, squawk, squawking young......very persistent.....very constant...... Squawk Squawk "Hey Daaad I'm hungry" Squawk, squawk "Dad, hey Dad, Daaaaaad" ..........Maybe if I stick my head down here I can't be seen....... Squawk, squawk "Dad, hey Dad, Daaaaaad" ......... Or....perhaps I could just walk quietly away and 'lose' him...... Squawk Squawk Squawk - "Hey... Continue Reading →
There is an old rhyme about the pelican - 'tis a wonderful bird is the pelican, its beak can hold more than its belly can'. This is apparently true! Some photos today of local Australian pelicans from the Ballina (NSW) region in memory of Lance Ferris a local man who made it his mission and... Continue Reading →
David J Ringer is hosting the latest I and the Bird carnival and kindly invited me to part of it. It has some great links to bird related blogs around the world......Search and Serendipity - A Birder's Blog.
I have tried to photograph superb fairy wrens in the past but they are notoriously quick and flitty, so many photos end up as foliage with no bird in sight! This time I was fortunate enough to find a family - mother, father and 3 sweet little babies. As the young birds were just finding... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 