10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

This is a remote part of Australia and distances can soon be covered, though on this journey north on 29th January we did encounter eleven sections of the main highway that had gone under water at creeks between Broome and Fitzroy Crossing. Tawny Frogmouth family.

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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. It was nothing like the experience in September with literally hundreds of each species looking for water. Tawny Frogmouth tree.

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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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SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

Here are some of the experiences of the Pied Oystercatcher chick on Cable Beach in the last 4 weeks. It is now four weeks old and has been learning about large tides, keeping still when warned by your parents and it is now communicating with bobbing head movements and vocally.

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JULY 4, 2023

I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. I’m wondering as I write if you are shaking your head, uneasy that all these FACTS will interfere with your love of observing owls, an experience that easily borders on the mystical for some of us. But what do we know beyond these commonly seen and heard behaviors?

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APRIL 10, 2011

The Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus is a very cute shorebird that is often seen scurrying along the shoreline around Australia. It is not uncommon to experience this quite by accident due to the fact that the nests are so well camouflaged. The estimated population is 95 000.

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MAY 17, 2015

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. Pacific Gulls, Silver Gulls and Crested Terns favoured one rocky area and tried to shelter from the worst of the weather. West Gate Bridge from Sandringham. Mordialloc pier.

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