Posted in Australia, In Nature: on Jun 23rd, 2008
Honeyeaters are probably a nuisance to many small forest birds. They can be numerous, and are often quite territorial, with a habit of mobbing and chasing off smaller species.
In some, such as Bell Miners, this trait can lead to them being seen as a significant pest – sometimes even to other honeyeaters! Tweet
Posted in Andrew & Sarah's news, Australia, In Nature: on Feb 24th, 2008
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Posted in Australia, In Nature:, New Releases on Feb 21st, 2008
In the spring of last year, we spent 6 weeks in the tropical north of Queensland, travelling to country known as The Gulf Savannah.
A highlight was Lawn Hill National Park in the far north west of the state. Tweet
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, Listening, Philosophy, Understanding Nature on Feb 21st, 2008
Every two years, the Australian Wildlife Sound Recording Group gathers for a workshop, and in October of 2007 we met for a week of talks and social events, on a bush property near Mount Walsh National Park in SE Queensland. Many in the group are amateur nature recordists, and together we are an odd mob, [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, Our business on Feb 20th, 2008
In part 1, I described how we began our business and recorded our first album. For our next project, we were unsure of how to proceed…
Enter a good friend, Steve Craig. Steve worked for the Department of Conservation, but his passion was owls, particularly the rare Powerful Owls that live in the moist forests around [...]
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, Our business on Feb 20th, 2008
Sarah and I were camped out in one of the most ancient forests in Australia, and the weather was turning bad.
The dense mountain forests of East Gippsland, in far-eastern Victoria, are a realm of giant tree ferns, towering eucalypt trees and impenetrable undergrowth. They are places of peace and majesty, of sheltered gullies, birdsong and [...]
