10,000 Birds
JULY 20, 2014
In Australia we definitely have our fair share of invasive species and the main problem is that we are such a huge land mass with such a small population. The population of Australia is concentrated mainly around the city areas along the coast and many invasive species have been able to spread with ease.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 29, 2022
When I was a kid (and don’t you hate it when blog posts start like this, with the author apparently just assuming that you care about how he spent his childhood), the first pets we had were a pair of Budgerigars. ” Funny how the difficulty of breeding a species can be illustrated in simple monetary terms. .'”
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2022
It has been more than 5 years since I last went to Australia, and I was even less of a qualified bird photographer then than I am now. All photos were taken in Australia in December 2016 – locations included Brisbane and surroundings, Alice Springs, Ayers Rock, Melbourne, and the coast near Melbourne.
10,000 Birds
JULY 7, 2022
According to a bird guide published in 1911, “Competent authorities have proposed to divide the world, biologically, into two parts – Australia and the rest of the world, and they have considered Australia the more interesting part.” ” (quoted from Tim Low’s book “The Origin of Song”).
10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2012
This is our thirteenth year of observing Pied Oystercatchers breed along the coast near Broome and it gets easier every year! They always nest from the end of June and they always nest in the same place or within a few metres if there is disturbance around the breeding territory. They are so predictable!
10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2014
Second, they occupy an astonishing variety of habitats from temperate Araucaria forests in Chile to alpine scree in New Zealand to seasonally flooded rainforests in Brazil to rocky sea cliffs in Australia. By contrast, Australia, often considered to be the land of parrots, has approximately 54 species.
10,000 Birds
JULY 8, 2012
They have not had such a good year for breeding around Broome by the numbers we are currently observing. Male Zebra Finch with juvenile enjoying the water Juvenile Zebra Finch bathing together Although this is a common pet bird around the world it is especially nice to have wild ones visit your garden on a daily basis.
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