Birding Before the Deluge – The Quiet Forest
We have had a week of unseasonable Autumn rain, and we face another week of the same, which is not compatible with our birding dates. However, we did enjoy a […]
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We have had a week of unseasonable Autumn rain, and we face another week of the same, which is not compatible with our birding dates. However, we did enjoy a […]
Last week the Powerful Owls had gathered for breeding. As I shared, many Australian birds breed during the Winter months. One bird starting to take residence again is the Sulphur-crested […]
The cooler Winter months of Autumn herald the beginning of the breeding season for many raptor species. You may remember my posts from last year where I tracked two local […]
As the season turns and the beautiful Autumn days return, we notice on our recent birding date, as we walk through our local National Park that since the Summer migrant […]
Many of you may have heard on recent news reports of the destructive deluge, known as a rain bomb, that dropped its load on the Sydney area and surrounds last […]
As we enjoy this beautiful crisp and sunny Autumn weather, we took the opportunity to include a couple of birding dates both riverside and in our local parks. We walked […]
As the seasons turn, the weather is changing, birds are on the move and our coastal forest is left with fewer birds than have ever been experienced. The only three […]
Yes, Autumn is the wonderful change of seasons, and for birds all over the world the flyways become busy as migratory species move to warmer or cooler climates to breed. […]
It’s Autumn again here, and the cool mornings is starting to sneak in around the hot days. It is also our wedding anniversary, and since we are not going away […]
We are back visiting Wagga Wagga again in the south west of our state, where we were caring for my wife’s sister in recovery from recent surgery. First impressions around […]
This week I have a post with a difference, highlighting Australian wildlife road warning signs, which I have not posted for many years. Since that time more new signs have […]
Another walk through our now very quiet forest, devoid of the calls of many of the Summer birds, with just a few of the regulars, and of course the raucous […]
The weather has been so unsavory for birding this last week, with days alternating from very hot to very cold, wet and windy. However, I did find a cool overcast […]
This week due to unfavorable birding weather my focus is on our tiny native seed eaters, the Finches. The Sparrow is the Finch of the Northern Hemisphere. Unfortunately, the House […]
This has been a most unusual year so far for us birding. The weather and whatever else has resulted in a notable absence or depletion of expected birds for Summer […]
This Post focuses on some of the controversial references to Eagles in the Bible, which people have raised on previous occasions. References to Eagles appears 28 times as Nesher in […]