Archive for the 'Birds' Category

I’ve been a little distracted in recent days by a writing project that I’ve been asked to undertake. It involves the birds of the Mannum district. Mannum is a small country town on the banks of the River Murray about a half hour drive north of where I live. It was once a bustling river [...]

The latest edition of Birds in the News has been posted. It has links to many articles about birds in the news from around the world. It worth visiting just for the lovely photo of a Yellow-eyed Junco.
One of the more bizarre items is a link to an article giving details of how nightingale poo [...]

The latest edition of I and the bird #50 has just been posted.
Plenty of links to some amazing birding blogs.
Here is the link:

I and the bird #50 on “A Blog Around the Clock.”

Give yourself a few hours of entertaining reading.
Happy bird surfing.

There are some wonderful bird photographers who are prepared to show off their photos to the world. One such group of photographers is the Canberra Ornithologists Group (COG) in our nation’s capital city.
It is well worth a visit.
Links:

Canberra Ornithologists Group Photo Gallery
Canberra Ornithologists Group - their home page
Birds of Canberra Gardens - a useful [...]

This week’s idiom: As free as a bird.
Most birds are free to go where they please. Unless they are in a cage or aviary, in which case they are not as free as a bird.
Meaning:
If someone is said to “be as free as a bird” they are able to go wherever they please without any [...]