tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post4310537461819322037..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: It's Plan B Again.BirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-67548972277852296462008-09-27T12:25:00.000+10:002008-09-27T12:25:00.000+10:00Hi Mick, Absolutely no need to apologise, I'm onl...Hi Mick,<BR/> Absolutely no need to apologise, I'm only too grateful for any comment. Getting close to waders of any description can prove to be a challenge, but after doing surveys and cannon netting for many years, I've found a formula for at least giving me an evens chance of photography. Have considered using a hide, but I'm not the most patient person, and I sometimes surprise myself at the results I occasionally get. You need plenty of luck.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-66424087955135962222008-09-26T16:23:00.000+10:002008-09-26T16:23:00.000+10:00Sorry I missed seeing this post until now. Great p...Sorry I missed seeing this post until now. Great photo of the Curlew Sandpiper. I saw several at Inskip Point, Qld, on the 2nd September still with some breeding plumage like yours. Great photo - mine were only distant shots.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-4085946210494559422008-09-23T07:31:00.000+10:002008-09-23T07:31:00.000+10:00Thanks Duncan, They are indeed a "great little b...Thanks Duncan,<BR/> They are indeed a "great little bird", although for a wren, they're surprisingly robust. Perhaps they suffer from appearing to be a somewhat nondescript looking species. On closer acquaintance, however, they are actually beautifully marked.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-45633681440248151762008-09-22T18:45:00.000+10:002008-09-22T18:45:00.000+10:00Great little bird the field wren, great photos too...Great little bird the field wren, great photos too Alan.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182951711946882353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-70998632329014203642008-09-22T06:42:00.000+10:002008-09-22T06:42:00.000+10:00Thanks Penny, It's the fieldwrens that make it...Thanks Penny,<BR/> It's the fieldwrens that make it easy! The area that they occupy doesn't look that interesting, or indeed likely to hold many birds, which is possibly why birders don't find them. If they have a quick look and don't find them, it confirms their convictions. Which is why I mentioned in another 'comment', that you have to be a "believer" when looking for them!BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-45538497610895703162008-09-21T21:32:00.000+10:002008-09-21T21:32:00.000+10:00Thanks for the wonderful, detailed info. As a novi...Thanks for the wonderful, detailed info. As a novice birdwatcher like me it's easy to miss what's infront of you , if you don't know what you are looking for! I have yet to see a Striated Fieldwren. <BR/>Great Photos - you make it look so easy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-12243456176983750232008-09-21T13:02:00.000+10:002008-09-21T13:02:00.000+10:00Hi Snail, Thanks for your comments. I almost ...Hi Snail, <BR/> Thanks for your comments. I almost always have a plan B (and C etc). We're very fortunate in Tasmania, as there is almost always a very different habitat probably only a stones throw away. I can reach the sea in a few minutes walk, and drive to the top of a 4000ft mountain within 30 minutes. And there's a lot in between!BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-53676055023639961962008-09-21T12:55:00.000+10:002008-09-21T12:55:00.000+10:00Hi Mosura, I think the first requirement in fin...Hi Mosura,<BR/> I think the first requirement in finding fieldwrens is a believe that they're actually in an area! I recall doing some surveying in the SW of Tasmanian where skilled observers had been doing transects through button grass and had failed to find a single one in the course of a fortnight. I joined them and we found one within 15 minutes. I'm not implying that I have any special skill, only that I was sure they were there and set about looking for them. Incidentally, those on the West, and I presume the NW, are of a different sub species to those we have down here.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-78906358581846904642008-09-21T11:22:00.000+10:002008-09-21T11:22:00.000+10:00Plan A, Plan B ... they're all good! Love your pic...Plan A, Plan B ... they're all good! Love your pictures of the fieldwren. As someone who is just about managing to identify fairy-wrens, I find your pics very helpful. Keep 'em coming.Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-46664834200455835482008-09-21T11:20:00.000+10:002008-09-21T11:20:00.000+10:00Looks like a great day. Birdata shows plenty of St...Looks like a great day. Birdata shows plenty of Striated Fieldwren records around my way but I still haven't seen one.Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.com