Happy 12th Birthday to Trevor’s Birding

Peaceful Dove

Peaceful Doves are a regular visitor in our garden

Happy Birthday!

Today marks the 12th anniversary of Trevor’s Birding.

It is hard to imagine that 12 years have passed since I started on this amazing journey. I had no idea at the time where it would take me.

Oh, the places I’ve been,
And the birds I have seen,
From the parrots and doves,
And the eagles above.

To ravens and crows
And finches in rows,
The lorikeets too
And kingfishers blue –
I’ve noted them all
Both big and so small.

My camera has taken
A wide range of birds,
Shown here on this blog
Along with my words.

Yes – I’ve been birding in many places on four continents and in seven countries: Australia, Thailand, Nepal, Ethiopia, Morocco, Spain and Malaysia. Many of the photos taken have been shared here on this site. I hope there will be many more in the years to come.

I have written over 1750 articles over those years and I am planning far more in the years to come. I have no idea how many photos I have taken, nor how many I have shared here on this site. I know that I have taken well over 10,000 photos on my camera. I estimate that I have probably shown about 4000 of them here.

On the strength of what I have written here and the photos I have shared, I have had many requests by various groups to be a guest speaker about birds. This is something I really enjoy and hope to do more of in the years to come.

Instead of writing about a particular bird today, I am going to finish this article by posting some of my favourite photos.

Enjoy.

Crested Pigeon

Crested Pigeon

 

Silver Gull, Pt Elliot, South Australia

Silver Gull, Pt Elliot, South Australia

 

Noisy Miner

Noisy Miner

 

Female Galah, Laratinga Wetlands

Female Galah, Laratinga Wetlands

 

Sacred Kingfisher

Sacred Kingfisher

 

Happy bird-day to me

Yes – it’s that time of the year again.

IT’S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY.

Had a very quiet day and didn’t do much. Bought a couple of novels to read as a treat and had a few friends visit in the evening. Didn’t go out birding despite a much cooler day after our unseasonal heat wave of the last 8 days. So I thought I’d treat everyone to a few of my favourite bird photos of the last year.

Laughing Kookaburra, Lane Cove National Park, Sydney

Laughing Kookaburra, Lane Cove National Park, Sydney

Australian Pelicans, Mallacoota, Victoria

Australian Pelicans, Mallacoota, Victoria

Male Gang-gang Cockatoo, Botanic Gardens, Canberra

Male Gang-gang Cockatoo, Botanic Gardens, Canberra

Male Flame Robin, Mt. Macedon, Victoria

Male Flame Robin, Mt. Macedon, Victoria

Happy bird-day to my blog

Australian Pelicans, Mallacoota, Victoria

Australian Pelicans, Mallacoota, Victoria

TODAY MARKS THE FOURTH BIRTHDAY OF THIS BLOG ABOUT AUSTRALIAN BIRDS.

Happy birthday to my blog.

It has just passed the 950th article about Australian birds and is going from strength to strength as far as readership is concerned. Over 600 readers per day, from over 100 countries, and several thousand comments from interested birders worldwide.

Thank you to all of my faithful regular readers. Welcome to all of my new readers.

Thank you also to those who take the time to leave a question or a comment. You are valued. I especially appreciate those who say how much they enjoy this blog.

To celebrate this special occasion I invite readers to leave birthday greetings in the comments section. And while you are here, don’t forget all those other articles reaching back over four years now. Browse through the archives, click on the categories in the side bar or look through the many articles listed in the contents section.

To celebrate I’ve featured some of the best photos from the last year. Click on the photo to enlarge the image.

Laughing Kookaburra, Lane Cove National Park, Sydney

Laughing Kookaburra, Lane Cove National Park, Sydney

Blue-faced Honeyeater

Blue-faced Honeyeater

Galahs at a hollow

Galahs at a hollow

Male Flame Robin, Mt. Macedon, Victoria

Male Flame Robin, Mt. Macedon, Victoria

Little Penguins, Adelaide Zoo

Little Penguins, Adelaide Zoo

A Silver Gull eyeing off our lunch

A Silver Gull eyeing off our lunch

Male Gang-gang Cockatoo, Botanic Gardens, Canberra

Male Gang-gang Cockatoo, Botanic Gardens, Canberra