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Australian Magpie2007 Australian Capital Territory trip report #10

During our visit to the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra earlier this year we took a little time out from our wanderings around the gardens in order to have a picnic lunch. For places where people gather to eat, you can be almost assured of plenty […]

Pied Currawong
2007 Australian Capital Territory trip report #9
Some of the more common birds I observed during my recent visit to the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra were Pied Currawongs. Along with the Australian Magpie they seemed to be spread throughout the gardens and surrounding forest area.
Many people come to visit the gardens every day. […]

Gang-gang Cockatoo
2007 Australian Capital Territory Trip report #8
During our visit to the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra earlier this year I was delighted to see several Gang-gang Cockatoos. This is a species I do not see all that often because its range is nowhere near where I live.

Gang-gang Cockatoos are found in […]

2007 Australian Capital Territory trip report #7
On our second day in Canberra we went to visit the Australian National Botanic Gardens. This was another eagerly anticipated part of our holidays. We had previously visited these gardens over thirty years ago. The gardens had just been open to the public for a few years on our […]

Murray Princess, Mannum, South Australia
Over recent days I have written about several species of birds that I saw in Mannum. Mannum is a medium sized town on the River Murray about a half hour’s drive from my home in Murray Bridge, South Australia. It is a popular tourist destination. Many houseboats moored at Mannum are […]