Birding by the Sea – Exploring a Littoral Rainforest.
Last weekend we visited my daughter, her family and brother and his wife in the popular seaside tourist town of Forster, situated on the Mid-north Coast NSW for a catch […]
Back Home Birding Again – Oatley Park Reserve
Having returned home from our Kimberley adventure we thought it time to check out our local park Oatley Park Reserve and see how it is doing after the rains. Thankfully […]
Kimberley Birding at its Best – Broome Bird Observatory.
If you should ever bird The Kimberley region of Far North West Australia, one place you do not want to miss visiting while in Broome, is the Broome Bird Observatory […]
Birds of the Kimberley – The Great Bowerbird – Part 5
We continue to share more of the amazing birds of the Kimberley region of far north Western Australia, including passerines not previously mentioned. Our first is the Great Bowerbird, a […]
Waterbirds in the Desert – The Brolga – Part 4
Continuing our amazing exploration of The Kimberley region in North Western Australia, my wife and I marveled at how many waterbird species and numbers of birds could be found in […]
Nectar in the Desert – Honeyeaters Everywhere – Part 3
We continue sharing the wonders of The Kimberley region of WA, focusing this week on the many species of Honeyeater found there. Over a third of Australia’s bird species are […]
Where Raptors Reign – Kings of the Sky – Part 2
This week I will showcase the many raptors that frequent the skies in the Kimberley. Being mostly flat arid, savanna and open woodland country, away from human habitation, it provides […]
The Quest for Water – The Crimson Finch Family – Part 1.
Finally, through the difficulties of airlines in chaos and widespread Covid in its now various strains, my wife and I returned safely home after our epic 3 week adventure to […]
Coming soon: Birds of the Kimberley – Part One
As I mentioned in my last post, my wife and I have been away on a long expedition into the Kimberley region of Western Australia, birding and enjoying the sights […]
A Winter’s Tail Part 4 – The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Before I take leave of posting for a month, when my wife and I go touring the arid Kimberley region in the Far North-west of Australia, I have one more […]
A Winter’s Tail Part 3 – The Little Corella
Taking advantage of the weeks of sunny winter weather, and the close to La Nina, my wife and I set out on yet another birding date, this time along the […]
A Winter’s Tail Part 2- The Gang Gang Cockatoo.
As I shared in our last week’s birding date, a few days later I took my wife on another birding date, as I experienced a similar memory, recalling the Gang […]
A Winter’s Tail – The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Well, we finally have had 4 consecutive clear sky days without rain, with the warm winter sunshine breaking through the cold crisp air, bringing record cold temperatures and now cool […]
Our Tiniest Parrot – The Double-eyed Fig Parrot
Continuing with some of the birds we saw in our recent visit to Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, we saw a lifer – The Double-eyed Fig Parrot. This was a bird […]
Critically Endangered – The Regent Honeyeater
Since my wife and I are unable to walk the flooded tracks of our local national parks we decided to use our post Covid Entertainment Voucher (courtesy of our state […]
Escape to Barren Grounds – Birding in the Southern Highlands.
Rain, rain and more rain has been the normal here this year, though we had a few perfect days. On one such day my wife and I decided early that […]
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