10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 12, 2014

I have been challenged over the few weeks we have been in Palmerston i n the Northern Territory by a little bird that has been making itself hard to photograph. This little bird is a Chestnut-breasted Mannikin and it is a good example how a few colours can make for a beautiful little bird.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2012

On Sunday June 10th there were cyclonic winds across the whole of the southern part of Western Australia and due to the fact that all of the power is still above ground there were significant outages. We live in an area that has underground power, but there are still above ground transformers and the birds love to line up on the nearby line.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 25, 2013

We always have our eyes peeled to the surrounding area as we drive along because many birds inhabit the bush and of course we were concerned for the young man. Keep River National Park sits on the border of Western Australia and the Northern Territory and it is entered from just over the border. Cockatoo Lagoon. Grey Butcherbird.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2016

Over the past week in Australia there has been a lot of talk in the media about coral bleaching and most of the conversation has been about the Great Barrier Reef off the eastern coast of Australia. There were still birds feeding on the reef as the tide pushed in fast and these were mostly migratory shorebirds and also Reef Egrets.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2019

The wind was just too much and they sheltered together in the vegetation at the high tide mark. The two chicks appear to favour being close to the male bird and this is most likely due to the male bird being on the eggs when they hatch. Pied Oystercatcher chick sheltering from the wind.

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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. The dam was very full and there were numerous species of birds present. At the base of where the leaves started there was a bird.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Keep River National Park is situated just over the border when you leave Western Australia and enter the Northern Territory and is always worth stopping off at for a night or two. It offers several walks from the short walk at Cockatoo Lagoon near the entrance to the longer walks deeper into the park.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Kununurra is a great place to bird in our Dry Season and is just as great at this time of year! It rained both nights at Saddle Creek, but we made use of the shelter and it did cool it down slightly! These storms are isolated and can be very heavy and the bird-life can really change following one of these rain events.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 18, 2019

There are a lot of birds in the park at the moment with the various native trees flowering including Little Friarbirds , Red-winged Parrots and Red-collared Lorikeets. The park is called Cygnet Park and it is surrounded by streets with bird names including Bowerbird Loop. Nice green bags on a roll!

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10,000 Birds

MAY 18, 2014

These stick constructions are designed to attract female birds and several male birds will work together on the construction. When they were at the back I could not easily observe the bird, but I could clearly hear the clinking of glass. There’s always a surprise in the birding world and this was quite a treat.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

One particular bird in our area is at least 24 years old and has maintained the same territory for many years. Some birds have given up their territories and/or their partners over the years that we have been observing them, though. Pied Oystercatcher chicks sheltering under their parents wings. Pied Oystercatcher family.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 29, 2012

This cyclone has been named Cyclone Iggy and is a dominant circle on our satellite image of Western Australia. The birds will be dispersing across the country and our garden has been rather quiet since the rain started. A wet garden without birds! We took the opportunity to just observe the birds and their antics.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Pelagic birding off the Atlantic coast of Florida can be a frustrating experience, usually involving long waits of up to an hour or more interspersed with brief flurries of activity — a far cry from pelagic birding off of coasts blessed with cold water currents and nutrient rich upwelling such as California, southeast Australia, and Peru.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 28, 2017

There were a few rubbish bins and a shelter with a picnic table and benches. What we had seen in the rest area was our first Hooded Robin for the year and the roads were empty, so highly likely we would have the rest area to ourselves and a few birds! The light was bad, but it offered views of the bird that I had not achieved yet!

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Hundreds of burned, stressed and dehydrated animals — including kangaroos, koalas, lizards and birds — have already arrived at shelters across the scorched region. Tags: australia animal rescue wildfires wildlife. They're the ones your hearts really go out to.".

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AUGUST 12, 2012

They sheltered the chicks under their wings and when there are only two chicks one parent can do this, but with three it seems to be more of a shared duty. The birds immediately flew down towards the dog and tried very hard to tease it and make it follow, but it had no intention in doing that.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2012

We have not only had the birds migrating over the last few weeks, but we have had some rather large tides and this pushes shorebirds out onto the plains to roost due to the lack of beach left available at high tide. As the tide drops the birds fly out to determine if the water is shallow enough to feed on. I will start with the end!

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10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2018

Pied Oystercatcher chick sheltering under an adult bird. There are several birds of prey in the area including Black Kites and Brown Falcons. At no other time do we observe the Pied Oystercatchers feeding from the soft sand. Clumsy Pied Oystercatcher chicks not long out of the nest. Pied Oystercatcher family wandering the dunes.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

There’s a lot more feeding and growth to do before this precious bird is safe from predators, but I thought you might like to see the progress so far. We have a camping and birding trip planned for next week without a computer, so if I don’t respond to your comments there’s good reason!

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

I’ve been fortunate to encounter many owls in my birding life, sometimes because I’m looking for them, sometimes happily by happenstance. It’s also about human-owl interaction on an individual level and a wider sociocultural level, and ultimately how we can use all this for habitat and bird conservation.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 26, 2015

It is flat open country as you approach Wolfe Creek Crater and to be perfectly honest we were not expecting to find too much bird-life around due to the complete lack of water other than what would be at cattle troughs. It was actually surprisingly windy and the birds could ride the thermals quite well. Wolfe Creek Crater-dangerous!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Last month we decided to head north to go camping and birding and top up the 2018 Year List. It is now very hot and dry inland and the temperature does not drop much at night, so you go to bed early and get up early like the animals and birds. We were woken by birds at 4am every day, so we were inside our tent early each night!

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2021

We went bush-walking down a dirt road near the Fortescue River last month to see what bird-life was about. We were not walking fast, because there were too many birds to enjoy. We suspected that there was a natural clay-pan nearby when we started to observe birds that rely on water to survive. The joy of bird-watching!

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2013

The weather in Karratha was very hot during our visit with daytime temperatures of 38c (100f) and the predominant birds in the township were Little Corella , Crested Pigeons and Silver Gulls. Karratha is a town built on industry and first impressions do not give you particularly high hopes for any good birding areas.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2011

The Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus is a very cute shorebird that is often seen scurrying along the shoreline around Australia. The male bird has the “red cap&# more than the female during the breeding season and is believed to take less interest in the nesting. The estimated population is 95 000.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

In the more sheltered areas the heathland is given over to eucalyptus forests. The park has a range of birds that are very typical to coastal heathlands. New Holland Honeyeater ( Phylidonyris novaehollandiae ) There are plenty of other small birds. And a blaze of wildlflowers too.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 19, 2015

The Red Wattlebird, Spotted Doves and Common Mynas are the most common birds on this trail. There are a lot of small sheltered bays along the coast and you can choose to walk along the beach or promenade. On the sheltered side of several jetties I came across small groups of up to seven Hoary-headed Grebes bobbing along.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2016

This pair of birds laid eggs in the first week of July, which is typical for the Broome area. The female Pied Oystercatcher was guarding and sheltering the Pied Oystercatcher chicks when we visited two days after hatching and the egg shell had been removed from the nest. Pied Oystercatcher nest with 2 eggs.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2015

With only a few days to bird together before we came home we had to ignore the weather and head out wrapped up and hope the promised wet weather would not catch us out! We walked along the coastal trail rather than along the promenade or beach, because that way we were sheltered from the fine drizzle that soon reached us.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 26, 2015

Last Saturday Grant had to go to Geelong for the day and so I took the chance to go birding for the day while he was hard at work. The other noisy birds first thing were the Masked Lapwings stood on the edge of the bay and they called raucously as you walked by. Bird collector bollard. Diving platform-bird roost!

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2013

Most people have heard of Lake Eyre , which is well-known for the variety of bird life on years that it floods. It appeared that Lake Bindegolly National Park could also offer us the same birding opportunities if there was water present. We carried ample water and spent 4 hours walking and birding. Birds at Lake Bindegolly.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 12, 2020

There is a small shelter and picnic bench at this location and depending on visibility you may or may not be able to see the coast! I have become very familiar with the birds along the trail. One of the most common birds that I have encountered is the Eastern Yellow Robin. Fish Creek train station building. Eastern Whipbird.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2023

I would do a lap of the lake and take in all of the different species of birds that called the city home. – we encountered a different variety of birds. It remains a good location for observing birds close to the city and easily accessible by public transport.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

I’ve decided to get into the bird tour business. Get up early, point at lots of birds, go back to the hotel for celebratory wine. If any birds give trouble just make up an answer, then say it with confidence. Guaranteed to produce birds you’ve never seen before or your money back! I mean, how hard could it be?

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