Welcome to our website for the study and appreciation of Australian birds and their interesting behaviours.
Firstly I want to thank those who visited me at my pre-Christmas book signing event at Harry Hartog Bookstore – Miranda last Saturday. It was a wonderful time of sharing, answering questions and introducing my books. This week we will focus on two very peculiar endemic Australian bird species called the White-winged Chough (pronounced ‘chuff’) and the Apostlebird. Both species […]
Several of Australia’s endemic birds are known for their boldness, opportunism and ability to learn techniques often copied from other birds they have observed to steal food from the hands of unsuspecting picnicers. This has been our experience here and that of many others. So this is my topic for this post. We took my second grandson while he was […]
This is the quiet time of the year for the birds in our local nature reserve as they either migrate back to the warmer regions further north or just become quieter since they are out of their active exciting breeding seasons. However, some birds continue to breed into our winter months as it stays warmer now longer. This Rainbow Lorikeet […]
This week my thoughts turn to the apparent truth that when humans move into an area previously not populated with humans they often due to their opportunistic selfish natures excessively take advantage of a specie or species of creatures and plants as they are free for the taking. With them come ferule rodents (rats and mice), dogs, cats and foxes […]
My wife and I recently explored both mountain highlands and coastal bay in search of birds with long curved beaks, being Autumn as it is supposed to be here. We visited Fitzroy Falls in the heart of Morton National Park, where my books are sold at the Visitor Information Centre. I was met by David a friendly ranger there who […]
2025 is marked out as a Year of New Beginnings for my wife and I as we settle into our mature understanding years. I have recently had new eye glasses which have wonderfully solved a poor prescription made a few years ago by a less experienced optometrist, who told me at the time ‘that is the best we can do […]
A Happy, Healthy and Blessed New Year to all my blog Followers. Moving on from my last post where our beautiful Australian Rainbow Lorikeet was featured, which grace our native nectar producing flowers each Spring and Summer, we consider another beautiful visual wonder from which our bird gained its name – the rainbow in the sky that appears after the […]
Last week my wife and I took two of my teenage grandsons (the tech-know wizards) down the coast for a lovely time out with us in fresh air and sunshine. While we were there we visited one of the places that sells my books ‘What Birds Teach Us’ and ‘Flight of a Fledgling’ This was an excellent opportunity to go […]
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