10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2013

The Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae is Australia’s largest bird standing at up to 2 metres (6 foot 6 inches) tall. They are also inquisitive, so if you observe some near the edge of the road and you want to gain their attention you can turn on your car indicators and they will often investigate rather than run off.

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Australia Investigation Family Groups 177

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The species ranges widely across the Pacific, as its scientific name suggests, from the Revillagigedo Islands off Mexico to the Japanese Bonin Islands to New South Wales in Australia. But it also occurs in the Indian Ocean, from Aldabra near Madagascar to Western Australia. Here a bunch of them are investigating one such burrow.

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Albatross Madagascar Breeders Mexico 168

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2011

I noticed a silhouette and we investigated and we got our first Pallid Cuckoo for the year. We discovered another juvenile not far away, so other species have had their eggs swapped out. There is very little information on this species of bird and it is believed that there are only 1500 in Australia.

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Australia Investigation Falcons Eggs 150

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. There are very few areas in Roebuck Bay that shorebirds can roost on very high tides due to the cliffs and many of the larger species will go out onto the land behind the mangroves.

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Taiwan China Australia Investigation 161

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 16, 2018

In Australia we often observe Peregrine Falcons and they are the subspecies Falco peregrinus macropus. The general consensus among birders is that this particular Peregrine Falcon is a different sub species and is most likely Falco peregrinus calidus. The Peregrine Falcon acknowledged my presence on the grass as it peered down on me!

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Falcons Australia 2016 Investigation 113

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Last weekend we went by vehicle to check on the Pied Oystercatchers that breed along that stretch of beach and there has been continued egg loss over the past few weeks. We have actually been observing this species at this location a bit more often this year than other years, but it is always alone.

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Eggs Birds Investigation Bears 140