My wife and I returned a week later to revisit the Powerful Owl nest we posted last week, to find the male sitting in the same tree well back hidden among the mangroves, where he was able with his keen eyesight, to view the nesting hole directly through the trees, inside which the female would be nesting. This time he […]

As one week elapses since my recent surgery, we thought it time to take a walk in our local birding park, so we set off and commenced walking on our usual track to the ponds. As we approached our track, there was an eerie silence, which remained as we walked. The usual noisy and rowdy birds were not calling.It was […]

Another glorious Autumn day and an opportunity to seize the day and get in another birding date and a long healthy walk among tall trees. We packed our turkey and cranny rolls, filled our Thermoses and set out to our local Royal National Park. This is Australia’s first national park, and the world’s second, originally known as The National Park […]

On a beautiful warm Autumn day my wife and I drove to a birding spot in western Sydney called Wianamatta Nature Reserve, which is managed by NSW National Parks. This was originally part of the Australian Defense Force communications station, but after its abandonment was allowed to restore to its original habitat and given back to the people and flora […]

Anzac Day is a sacred day to Aussies and Kiwis, as we commemorate those who gave their lives for our freedom during the many wars over the last hundred and more years. My dad was one of them, though he did return home alive, his PTSD destroyed the quality of his life as a husband and father. We are all […]

This week we will take an aside from my normal posts to highlight the beautiful and varied plumage of a class of bird in our Parrot family genus: Platycercus, meaning ‘broad or flat tailed’ parrot. These birds are greatly loved for their colour, especially by international visitors. Rosella have a varied diet mainly of seeds (grass), fruit, flowers, berries, buds, […]

Yesterday my wife and I took a walk in our local Royal NP (the Nasho) after several weeks. It was a perfect Autumn day for a walk and thankfully our track, while many boggy water filled patches remained from previous rains, these areas were easily negotiable. Many of the birds we usually see and hear were not seen or heard, […]

Last Tuesday after the Easter weekend, on a most splendid Autumn day, feeling much better, I took my wife on a Birding Date, and much needed walk along the waterfront of Botany Bay, Sydney. We stopped at ‘Kiss the Barrister’ beach-side Cafe for a coffeencake where we viewed the vista of the bay. After which we proceeded along the walkway. […]

Australia has three out of the six species of Corella found in the world. The Little, the Long-billed and the Western Corella are endemic to Australia and are subspecies of the White Cockatoo (genus Cacactua). These birds are one of the most playful of birds, particularly the Little Corella, which are also found in some of the largest flocks of […]

My wife and I recently spent some time exploring the coastal areas of the south coast of our state which were gravely affected by the devastating bushfires of the recent years. The resilient bush is bursting forth out of the blackened forest, and some of the millions of birds, those not incinerated, the survive rs, were present to greet us. […]

The recent torrential rain event devastated the tracks and river banks of our local National Park, as it did other parks and reserves in the area. Deep gouging, flooding and depositing of river sand and forest debris resulted in expensive ruination of these public facilities. The National Parks Visitor Centre where my books are sold was flooded and closed when […]

Good Birding requires both sound hearing and sharp eyesight, as explained on my 5 Steps to Better Birding page. Sadly for myself over the last few months the visual aspect has become extremely challenging for me. It was such a blessing having the young astute eyes of my grandchildren to assist during their recent stays. However, increasing visual impairment due […]

This week I want to share some great reads highlighting recent research and interesting studies on our Aussie birds. As some of you know I have a Books on Birds page on this website with some of the books I have found helpful. I am currently reading another most interesting book by groundbreaking author Gisela Kaplan, who is Professor at […]

My wife and I enjoyed another walk through our local reserve yesterday, and again it was quiet and the absence or reduction in numbers of small birds, other than Miners noted. We immediately made our way to the Collared Sparrowhawk nest, where we heard the cries of the young Sparrowhawks, now flying and attempting to hunt around the nest area, […]

This week my granddaughter from the country, spent time with us here in the city during her school holiday break. Last month two of my grandsons did likewise. This was an excellent opportunity to introduce her to birding. Thankfully she was already excited about doing one of our birding adventures, as she had heard from her brother how much he […]