Thursday, April 24, 2014

"E-Day" at Gould's Lagoon....Great Egret

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A recent mention of several Great Egrets at Gould's Lagoon reminded me of a similar incident I had witnessed there in January. Great Egr...
Friday, February 21, 2014

Feisty Flycatchers,,,,,, "Satins"

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  The rasping call of the Satin Flycatcher, resonating through woodland and forest is, for me, one of  the most anticipated birding events o...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

SEASON'S GREETINGS

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       Enjoy the Christmas and New Year holiday, but please stay safe.                   The image is of a male Superb Fairy-wren, a ...
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Sunday, December 08, 2013

A Tale of Two "Swallows" (b) Dusky Woodswallow

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        The second encounter took place a couple of weeks later and less than a kilometre from the Welcome Swallow photo opp. mentioned belo...
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A Tale of Two "Swallows": (a) Welcome Swallow

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       Before spring becomes just a distant memory, I'll relate a couple of encounters with two of our migrant birds. The first is an ev...
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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Hard Spring?

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        Looking back over the last several weeks, my impression is of at best a mixed Spring for birds. In southern Tasmania we've had o...
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Monday, August 05, 2013

Return of the Striated Pardalotes

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       There are definite signs of Spring about, the most obvious at the moment are the numerous Masked Lapwing pairs that have started nest...
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Sunday, August 04, 2013

The Early Bird

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     Somewhat frustrated by recent weather conditions, I opted for an early morning visit to the Waterworks Reserve at Dynnyrne, a Hobart su...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

Another Vagrant.... Pink-eared Duck

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     About 4 weeks ago, a report of yet more vagrant ducks at Gould's Lagoon at Granton in southern Tasmania, found me scurrying off to ...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Togetherness.....Banded Stilt

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     Driving back from South Arm a couple of weeks back, I noticed a group of predominentlyy white birds a hundred or more metres away which...
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Thursday, May 09, 2013

Suburban Cattle Egret

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    A recurring back "issue" has limited my birding opportunities, so the following event was gratefully received.       I was re...
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