Archive for the 'Whistlers' Category

Last weekend we attended a native plant sale at Geranium. This is a small town of only about 80 residents. It is about an hour drive from Murray Bridge and is situated in the heart of the Murray Mallee. It is set in a wheat and sheep farming district and so much of the land […]

The male Golden Whistler is one of Austrlai’s most stunningly beautiful birds. When sitting perched in the early morning sun the golden yellow feathers almost glow. The colour of the breast feathers shine like a beacon lighting up the sometimes drab mallee or woodland habitats in which it lives.
Female Whistlers

The whistlers can be quite confiding […]

We were working in the nursery this morning. We had to unload the plants we didn’t sell over the weekend (see yesterday’s post). I was suddenly aware of a bird calling nearby. Actually - there were a lot of birds calling, but this was different. It wasn’t our normal chorus of birds. I stopped what […]

I was helping in my wife’s nursery (Mallee Native Plants Nursery) this afternoon. I have the habit of watching out for any bird movements that catch my eye, sometimes stopping what I am doing and checking out what has caught my attention. I also keep listening for any bird calls, often making a mental list […]