Sunday, February 24, 2008

Tassie's Endemic Parrot.....Green Rosella

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I must plead guilty to ignoring the Tasmanian endemic birds all too often. I often mention them in passing, and seeing this purports to be ...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Meehan Range Blue-winged Parrots

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Arguably, one of the more interesting birds of the Redgate section of the Meehan Range, is the Blue-winged Parrot. I have seen a few on r...
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Thursday, February 14, 2008

Eastern Curlew and Whimbrel

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Mona asked the questions "What's the best way to tell apart Whimbrel and Curlew, and where's the best place to see them?"...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Ralph's Bay Curlew

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On recent high tides, the 2 Eastern Curlew that frequent the Ralph's Bay area, have roosted on the Lauderdale Spit. I've always foun...
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Saturday, February 02, 2008

Wetland Gymnasts....... Little Grassbird

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The Little Grassbird is often described in terms that allude to the difficulty of finding them. Elusive, skulking, and wary spring to mind, ...
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Sunday, January 27, 2008

Cameo Performance..... Satin Flycatcher

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On a recent overcast morning, I set off in the Meehan Range to look at the status of the waterhole. Last Summer, it dried out completely, an...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Time of Plenty......Musk Lorikeets

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If you've ever aspired to photographing birds, you could do worse than try your hand at photographing the many Musk Lorikeets. At the ...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Gould's Lagoon "Chicks"

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This morning,I tried yet again, to get some meaningful shots of the Little Grassbirds at Gould's Lagoon. I had noticed that at the momen...
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Resourceful Fairy-Wrens

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I persuaded the family to make a small detour to Pirates Bay at Eaglehawk Neck, while on a recent outing to the Tasman Peninsula. As there ...
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Monday, December 24, 2007

Season's Greetings

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May you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Stay safe people! Forty-spotted Pardalote. An iconic and endangered Tasmani...
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Saturday, December 22, 2007

The Young Ones

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A call from Trevor Hanlon of New Norfolk on Thursday evening saw me heading off to New Norfolk early on Friday morning. He had found the nes...
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