Archive for March, 2008

After two weeks of scorching weather here in South Australia when numerous records were broken, the cooler autumn weather has finally arrived. I’ve just put on a jumper because the office was about 18C and a little on the chilly side. Last week it hovered around the 30C in my office. On Thursday we […]

The latest compilation of I and the bird - now in its 71st edition - is a very quotable issue. It has been hosted by Clare in Canada over at The House and Other Arctic Musings. Plenty of great reading about birds with some great quotes about birds as a bonus.
Sadly, I didn’t have time […]

We are having a record breaking heat wave at present here in South Australia.
Today is the fourteenth consecutive day of above 35C (95F) maximum temperatures. One expects temperatures like this in summer - December through February - but not once autumn has arrived. The previous record of eight consecutive days of above 35C recorded […]

Our local Police Station here in Murray Bridge has had to close its doors this week. They have had a lice infestation caused by too many Feral Pigeons (Rock Doves) nesting and roosting on the premises. The station was closed so that fumigation could be undertaken. A temporary station was set up nearby in […]

On our daily early morning walks I usually take a keen interest in the birds seen and heard. Normally I see or hear only the most common birds around this area. On Friday, however, I was delighted to observe an Australian Hobby (or Little Falcon) sitting on a dead branch atop a mallee tree on […]