With the Season Come the Birds – The Scarlet Honeyeater
Last Sunday afternoon my wife and I went on another birding date to our local Royal National Park, the world’s second declared National Park and later became the Royal in […]
Meet the Family – The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Last Tuesday on a beautiful Autumn day I travelled north to winery areas behind Newcastle, our state’s second largest city, not to taste wine, but in search of several rare […]
Challenging Canopy Capers- The Little Lorikeet
Another beautiful still, warm, crisp, Autumn afternoon, so my wife and I made our way again to Mt Annan’s Australian Botanic Gardens in search of the elusive endangered Swift Parrot, […]
Honeyeater Haven – Australian Botanic Gardens, Mt Annan
Last Sunday, seeking the elusive Swift Parrot once again, along with many Sydney birders, we took a drive to Mt Annan, Australian Botanic Gardens to the same small area which […]
The Swifties Have Arrived – Australian Botanic Gardens
Last Sunday afternoon my wife and I drove to the Australian Botanic Gardens at My Annan, just a 45 minutes south-west of our home in southern Sydney. We had heard […]
Autumn Bird Blessings – The Royal Spoonbills Return
We both needed a walk and being it Sunday afternoon we made our way to our local Oatley Park Reserve, of course a little birding was included as always. As […]
An Autumn Birding Date – The Double Barred Finch
Last Sunday my wife decided it would be lovely for us to have a birding date as it was a beautiful Autumn day and we had not had much time […]
In All Kinds of Weather – The Thornbills
Last weekend we traveled to the Blue Mountains National Park for the final stage of my wife’s birthday week with her children. We stayed in a home overlooking the Jamison […]
Autumn Birthday Birding – Lake Albert
Last weekend my wife and I drove to Wagga Wagga to celebrate her birthday with her siblings who had congregated there, and catch up with extended family. As most of […]
Waste Water Wonderland – A Waterbird Haven
Last Saturday, two days before the release of my new book Flight of a Fledgling, my wife and went on a short road trip down south to make some early […]
The Bird That Makes Me Smile – The Butcherbird
As Aussiebirder I often get asked “What is your favorite bird?” and many get surprised when I tell them it is the Butcherbird. They become even more curious when they […]
Fast and Furious Feeders – “Godwits Are A Go !”
Yes its that time of year again when I honor the bird featured in my previous book as our most endurant bird, the Bar-tailed Godwit, which many of you know […]
A Weekend Away – Anniversary Birding
Last weekend my wife and I spent a few days in the Newcastle area to celebrate our wedding anniversary and have some birding time together, as well as birding time […]
Raptor Review – Eagles of the Night – Part 2
Barking Owl swooping Last week I featured most of Australia’s majestic daytime raptors, and this week I will showcase but five of our ten Owls. The reason I have so […]
Raptor Review – Riding the Thermals – Part 1
Australia is blessed with many different species of raptor. Raptors are probably the most popular birds photographed, and many birders only seek to photograph these bird species.. Since birding was […]
Summer Shorebirds – The Plight of the Pied Oystercatcher
As passerine bird numbers have dropped after our unseasonable cold wet weather, with only the sound of cicadas on many walking trails, I decided to check out the river mud […]
