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Posted in Australia, In Nature: on Aug 8th, 2008
Swift Parrots (Lathamus discolor) are pretty little creatures. Not only are they beautiful birds, but there are estimated to be only a few thousand of them left in the wild.
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!
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.
Posted in Australia, In Nature:, 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, [...]