Archive for the 'Birds' Category

It has been quite a while since I last promoted the newsgroup Birding-Aus. Currently there are about 790 members and this is growing steadily.
Birding-Aus is an information centre for everyone with an interest in Australia’s wild birds, their conservation and behaviour.
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The Australian Magpie has three recognised races - the White-backed, the Black-backed and the Western.
Here in Murray Bridge the common one is the White-backed Magpie.
Australian Magpie (White-backed race)
From time to time I do see a Black-backed Magpie near our home. Yesterday I saw a single bird of this race just up the road from our […]

My wife had an appointment in Adelaide on Wednesday. I remained in the car in an adjacent park, fortunate to get a shady park on such a hot day. At one point my attention was distracted from doing the crossword in the paper.
A lady entered the park nearby and released her dog from its leash. […]

I and the Bird is coming to this blog.
Regular readers of my blog about birds will be familiar with the carnival I and the Bird. I am a regular contributor to this compilation of birding blog articles from around the world. I usually alert my readers to the latest edition.
Late in January 2008 I will […]

The Mannum Bird Watching brochure I wrote
In my travels around Australia I often visit Information Centres. I usually look for pamphlets and maps about the local area, concentrating on places like national parks and reserves. We try to visit some of the places during our visit, especially those that promise good birding and an interesting […]