Sunday, November 18, 2012

Not Far from the Madding Crowd.....Australian Reed-Warbler

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The grandchildren had opted for a visit to Zoodoo, not far from Richmond (southern Tasmania), a few weeks back. I have a somewhat ambivalen...
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Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Golden Mornings........Whistlers

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Towards the end of August, there was a noticeable increase in female Golden Whistlers in some of the coastal areas that I frequent. They we...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

More on the Early Migrants

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Well it's all happening out there, and during the last few weeks, between the showers, I've  had a few close encounters with some of...
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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Signs of Spring

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 Spring in Tasmania comes in fits and starts. Recent weather conditions have swung from mild, still days, to blustery windswept ones with ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Another Winter Cuckoo

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     As any regular reader would have noticed, I'm a frequent visitor to the Mortimer Bay reserve at Sandford. I often just drop in on m...
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Sunday, June 10, 2012

The First Cuckoo of Winter?

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 A few days ago, during a break in the "indifferent" weather, I set forth to visit some of the local traps. The first few seemed...
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Friday, June 01, 2012

Pardalotes........40 Spots or Not ?

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I had taken my son and granddaughter, Jade, to Fossil Cove, near Blackman's Bay. Jade has a new found interest in fossils which needs t...
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Friday, May 18, 2012

Patience Rewarded.....Pacific Gull

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Interactions between birds are always interesting, and it's easy to second guess the outcome, as I did on this occasion. I had briefly ...
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Monday, April 02, 2012

French Visitor from the LPO

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I'm often asked to guide visiting birders around some of the local  birding sites and almost invariably decline, but I was recently so...
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Saturday, February 25, 2012

Shag Bay Bluewings & more

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A passing remark by my son, an occasional, but experienced birder, about seeing "bluewings and firetails" at Shag Bay, inspi...
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Sunday, February 05, 2012

Cooperation.......Little Black Cormorant

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A heavily overcast day, threatening rain, I opted to catch up on one of the many chores that I usually put off to go birding. This one e...
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