Friday, November 27, 2009

Vibrant Gould's Lagoon

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I've made a couple of 'pilgrimages' to Gould's Lagoon at Granton this week, largely to get usable shots of Little Grassbird...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The Spirit of King Canute...Red Knot

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One of the few Latin bird names I remember is that of the Red Knot, Calidris canutus . It stems from my now distant childhood and the story ...
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Monday, November 09, 2009

Ralph's Bay's Feisty Locals

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Perhaps mirroring the fight that locals (and many others) fought over the Ralph's Bay Conservation Area at Lauderdale, I witnessed the ...
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Friday, October 30, 2009

......and on to Orielton Lagoon

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Feeling that I'd probably already used up my birding luck (see previous blog), I wasn't that enthusiastic about donning gum boots a...
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Friday, October 23, 2009

"Late" Cattle Egrets

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En route to Orielton Lagoon for a change of birding venue, I chanced upon a small flock of Cattle Egrets on the northern side of the lagoo...
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Friday, October 16, 2009

Striated Pardalote--"orange-tipped"

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While looking for Striated Fieldwrens at Pipeclay Lagoon (I failed), I came across a pair of Striated Pardalotes with a nest hole in a low b...
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Just Passing....Gould's Lagoon

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I managed to fit about 20 minutes of birding at Gould's Lagoon last weekend, while on my way to a family get together at the Salmon Pon...
Friday, October 02, 2009

"It's Not All Doom and Gloom"

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Early in September, Birds Tasmania played host to the Australasian Wader Study Group's 7th conference. Mike Newman, a long time Tasmani...
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Peter Murrell Reserve Surprise

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In need of a change of birding venue, midweek I birded the Peter Murrell reserve at Kingston. Having recently photographed both Spotted and ...
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Friday, August 28, 2009

Brief Encounter...............Swift Parrots

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Just a short note to recount an all too brief encounter with Swift Parrots this morning. The first reasonable day for sometime, but still ...
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Monday, August 24, 2009

All Change at Ralph's Bay

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An ongoing illness and the wettest weather for many years, has kept my birding to a minimum. I've also chosen "soft" areas to ...
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