Archive for the 'Raptors' Category

I had to admit to my wife last week that I really enjoy hanging out the washing. The reason is simple: it gets me outdoors, eyes cast skywards. Some of my best birding moments have occurred while hanging out the washing. Last week was one of those moments. I had barely commenced when my attention [...]

Black Kites are very common birds of prey throughout their range which includes Africa, Eurasia and most of Australia (except Tasmania). I have seen them in many places here in Australia and this species is also on my Thailand and Nepal lists. It is a bird that is hard to miss. Strangely enough, even though [...]

A few weeks ago we went with our family to visit Monarto Zoo near our home town of Murray Bridge. This open range zoo is a part of the Adelaide Zoological Gardens and being only a few kilometres down the road from our home we like to visit often. Being a Life Member I like [...]

Common Starlings are not my favourite birds. In fact, here in Australia they are considered a pest, especially by fruit growers and people who have a few fruit trees in their back yard. A small flock can completely ruin a crop of apricots in a few hours, for example. There is a wider environmental issue [...]

This weekend I am in Clare in the mid-north of South Australia. My daughter teaches in the local high school and my wife is currently doing ten days of teaching there too. Today we were invited to visit family in Jamestown, about 40 minutes north. We drove there in time for lunch and had a [...]