Monday, October 11, 2010

Don Jones........Birds Tasmania

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I've just received a short note announcing the death at the weekend of Don Jones. Don has been the hard working Secretary of Birds Tasma...
Sunday, August 08, 2010

Free Feed Pierson's Point

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Before you rush off to partake, this feed is strictly for the birds. A recent outing with my son's family to the Peter Murrell Reserv...
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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Welcome Winter Visitors

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One of the delights of Winter in many urban gardens in Tasmania, is the arrival of honeyeaters to feed on the array of "exo tic" ...
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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Little Tassie Battler..........40Spotted Pardalote

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A recent article in Wingspan (Birds Australia's magazine) highlighted the plight of the Forty-spotted Pardalote, a species endemic to ...
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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Masked Lapwing Feast.

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I just caught the end of a TV story a few days ago. It was refuting comments that the Melbourne Cup carnival was in danger of being called ...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Priorities.....Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

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I'm sure we all have a set of unwritten priorities when it comes to everyday life. So I'm also sure that you would do the same thi...
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Friday, May 21, 2010

European Wasps and Birds

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A recent story in the local paper, The Mercury , caught my attention, and told of losses being sustained by Tamar area grape growers. This...
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Lake Dulverton.....Worth a Look

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I stopped fairly briefly at Lake Dulverton, Oatlands, about 10 days ago, and took the accompanying images. For the past several years this l...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The Ubiquitous Silvereye

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At this time of year Silvereyes must be one of the most abundant birds about in many parts of Tasmania, often in large flocks. They're s...
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Siberia Bound.....Red-necked Stint

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Now looking decidedly portly, and having shed their drab greys, most of the local Red-necked Stint are preparing for their annual, epic jour...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Clear Lagoon.....Black-fronted Dotterel

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Clear Lagoon, situated at Sandford (but only a stone's throw from Ralph's Bay at Lauderdale) is probably best described as a shal...
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