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3d ago
Last week the Powerful Owls had gathered for breeding. As I shared, many Australian birds breed during the Winter months. One bird starting to take residence again is the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Below is a clip of it defending its nest and using its alarm tactics to ward off perceived intruders. You will notice the wing flapping and squawking which is ..read more
Aussie Birder Blog
1w ago
The cooler Winter months of Autumn herald the beginning of the breeding season for many raptor species. You may remember my posts from last year where I tracked two local species, the Collared Sparrowhawk and Australia’s largest Owl, the Powerful Owl, both which nest annually in the same park, and the owl in the same tree hole. It is wise ..read more
Aussie Birder Blog
2w ago
As the season turns and the beautiful Autumn days return, we notice on our recent birding date, as we walk through our local National Park that since the Summer migrant birds have left, the Winter migrants are beginning to return. While some bird species such as the Scarlet Honeyeater have been here most of the year, which is unusual, in ..read more
Aussie Birder Blog
3w ago
Many of you may have heard on recent news reports of the destructive deluge, known as a rain bomb, that dropped its load on the Sydney area and surrounds last weekend, throwing all means of transport into chaos. Some areas had over 300mm rain in several hours, others over 200. We managed by God’s grace to drive through the thick ..read more
Aussie Birder Blog
1M ago
As we enjoy this beautiful crisp and sunny Autumn weather, we took the opportunity to include a couple of birding dates both riverside and in our local parks. We walked along the river walkway in Botany Bay at Doll’s Point as families were out and about enjoying the day together. We checked again on the Bar-tailed Godwit to see how ..read more
Aussie Birder Blog
1M ago
As the seasons turn, the weather is changing, birds are on the move and our coastal forest is left with fewer birds than have ever been experienced. The only three birds of any note we saw on our last walk together in our local nature reserve were one male Tawny Frogmouth, one Rufous Fantail and many Grey Butcherbird. We did ..read more
Aussie Birder Blog
1M ago
Yes, Autumn is the wonderful change of seasons, and for birds all over the world the flyways become busy as migratory species move to warmer or cooler climates to breed. The Bar-tailed Godwit, my favorite wader (shorebird) as many of you know, is once again preparing for its 16,000 km flight back to Alaska and Siberia mainly via the Asian ..read more
Aussie Birder Blog
2M ago
We are back visiting Wagga Wagga again in the south west of our state, where we were caring for my wife’s sister in recovery from recent surgery. First impressions around the usually green grassed lake area under the river gums, were dry dying grasses and a lake that was slowly receding. Our last visit in late November saw a very ..read more
Aussie Birder Blog
2M ago
This week I have a post with a difference, highlighting Australian wildlife road warning signs, which I have not posted for many years. Since that time more new signs have been added from our travels from all over our great expansive nation. If you have travelled all over our country you will know that most places are long distances apart ..read more
Aussie Birder Blog
2M ago
Another walk through our now very quiet forest, devoid of the calls of many of the Summer birds, with just a few of the regulars, and of course the raucous screech of the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and the noisy chatter of the Rainbow Lorikeet always present from time to time. As they nest and roost in many angophora trees in our ..read more