tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post4452558255699336957..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: Park HotspotBirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-13856876044428720232010-01-15T21:07:52.378+11:002010-01-15T21:07:52.378+11:00Once again, your pics are amazing!
Risdon Brook da...Once again, your pics are amazing!<br />Risdon Brook dam is one of my favourite places too. Just before the dam closed tonight, 4 blue winged parrots gave me a really nice viewing. They werent scared at all and stayed within about 4 metres of me the whole time! Every time something like that happens, I wish I had YOUR camera! (I see firetails on our property at Bruny, frequently.)carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059285241241652233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-79885599518115794272009-12-25T03:33:02.570+11:002009-12-25T03:33:02.570+11:00What neat birds you have! That Goshawk shot is won...What neat birds you have! That Goshawk shot is wonderful! I like that parrot, too. Beautiful eyes.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890796903959709429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-42295438350454509922009-12-20T12:34:49.094+11:002009-12-20T12:34:49.094+11:00Great photos!Great photos!Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304068887310783494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-11087707595840285062009-12-20T11:56:22.606+11:002009-12-20T11:56:22.606+11:00Hi Boobook,
All too true, although they'r...Hi Boobook,<br /> All too true, although they're not uncommon in Tasmania away from "civilisation". Thinking of Boobooks! I haven't seen one for several years. Thanks for your comment.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-23276954666445587852009-12-20T11:41:03.438+11:002009-12-20T11:41:03.438+11:00Great post. Beautiful Firetails would be renamed E...Great post. Beautiful Firetails would be renamed Elusive Firetails if I had a say.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-59252026158992593702009-12-20T10:41:29.201+11:002009-12-20T10:41:29.201+11:00Hi Penny & Mosura,
looks as if you've ...Hi Penny & Mosura,<br /> looks as if you've found the goshawks more interesting than the firetails. I might be a bit biased as I've had a number of encounters with goshawks in this venue and probably see them more often than the finches! Early in the Spring I heard a hawk calling from the nearby bush. I set off to try to find it, or more correctly ID it. Just as I was about to give it away, a male Brown Goshawk holding prey, possibly a young ringtail or a bandicoot, passed, at speed, less than 2 metres over my head. It appeared to be screaming abuse at me, and briefly sat on a nearby branch just staring. Unfortunately, my ability to photograph it just didn't match the occasion--again! But the event was nonetheless, memorable. I'll endeavour to follow up on the goshawk nest.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-34203265094704757722009-12-20T08:52:33.009+11:002009-12-20T08:52:33.009+11:00Sounds like a most rewarding day, and great to hav...Sounds like a most rewarding day, and great to have such good light on the Br. Goshawk nest for a photo opp. I hope you will visit it again before the youngsters have fledged and give us an updated view.Pennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-8653748211868023922009-12-19T13:25:47.225+11:002009-12-19T13:25:47.225+11:00The 'Goshawk on Nest' photo alone would ma...The 'Goshawk on Nest' photo alone would make the day for me.Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.com