Australia Family Shelters Species 
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2023
” Writing about owls means writing about roughly 250 species (I counted 245 on the 2022 Clements spreadsheet, but I might have missed a few, and we all know that each classification system is different). These are behaviors that are most likely to vary across species and topics that make for compelling stories.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
This species are long living and so the population appears to be sustainable at this stage despite the predation. The parents will either defend the chicks individually, whilst the other shelters the chicks or they will both fly up at the raptors leaving the chicks hiding amongst beach debris or amongst the vegetation.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
This outstanding member of the wattlebird family is unique among songbirds in having different shaped beaks for each of the sexes. We’ll also keep our eyes open for several members of the New Zealand wren family. This species, the smallest, is endemic to North Island and should be fairly common in the wet lowland forests.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 25, 2013
Keep River National Park sits on the border of Western Australia and the Northern Territory and it is entered from just over the border. There is an information shelter as you enter the park and then an information centre close to Cockatoo Lagoon a short distance in. per person per night and discounts for families.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 17, 2016
One of the most camouflaged birds in Australia is the Tawny Frogmouth and we often hear them at night when we are camping in the bush, but the chance of seeing them is less likely. Tawny Frogmouths are actually more closely related to the Nightjar family. The dam was very full and there were numerous species of birds present.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
In the more sheltered areas the heathland is given over to eucalyptus forests. The most common species are two types of honeyeater, the New Holland Honeyeater , a small black white and yellow species, and the larger Little Wattlebird. This noisy species is often heard throughout the park. And a blaze of wildlflowers too.
10,000 Birds
JULY 26, 2015
All of the green coloured round shrubs are commonly called Spinifex, but it is in fact a member of the Triodia family and it is important to be careful of getting any of the leaf tips caught in your skin, because it can easily lead to an infection. I am uncertain of the exact species of dragon that we commonly found on the rim.
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