I was contacted recently by someone who had some Satin bowerbirds in her front yard, and who asked if I would like to come and have a look, and film them.
Continue reading “Satin bowerbirds at a bower”Bird Bites
Bird Bites is my social media channel dedicated to the wonderful world of birds.
There is a youtube channel, instagram account and the blog posts here.
I write regular articles in my local newspaper and am interviewed frequently on TV and the radio about bird and conservation related issues. Most of these posts are from the newspaper articles with the occasional extra ones, like this one on Bird Calls of the Toowoomba Region.
Willie wagtails are not what you think!!!!
Stop! Do not read anything more unless you are seated down. I am about to Rock. Your. World.
That’s right I’m about to tell you something so unbelievable, so Earth shattering it will change your life forever – black will be white, up will be down – you will be through the looking glass and nothing will be the same again. There will be No. Going. Back.
Continue reading “Willie wagtails are not what you think!!!!”Apostlebird Magic
To sit, and to be surrounded by Apostlebirds, is to live. You can take your Everest climbs, self actualisation courses and nudey streaks across the MCG on the first morning of the Boxing Day Test and shove them all where no self-respecting bunch of brown feathers would go. For there is no greater life affirming experience than to be surrounded by Apostlebirds.
Continue reading “Apostlebird Magic”What happened to the Bird Bites Facebook page?
Sadly the Bird Bites Facebook page is no longer – it was collateral damage to some really bad policies and actions from Meta. This video explains what happened
Birding in Ireland
A recent family holiday to Ireland gave me the opportunity to see some new birds, and to also reflect on the differences between the two countries and landscapes.
Continue reading “Birding in Ireland”What’s in a name?
Has anyone seen a Quarrion lately? How about a Swamp pheasant, or Scrub turkey? Or Buln-buln or Storm bird? How about a Soldier parrot?
Continue reading “What’s in a name?”Rainbow lorikeets
If ever you want to show an overseas visitor to Australia how wonderful and in-your-face our wildlife is, one of the easiest things you can do is show them a Rainbow lorikeet. These brightly coloured birds are very active, garrulous, and easy to spot.
Continue reading “Rainbow lorikeets”The Sad Story Behind These Galahs
With so many beautiful and boisterous birds in Australia it’s very easy to take the common ones for granted. Galahs are a great case in point, however we do this at our own peril.
Continue reading “The Sad Story Behind These Galahs”Pigeons and Doves
If you were to stand in Crows Nest and draw a circle with a radius of 50 kilometres you’d pick some 340 species of birds – 16 of which would be pigeons or doves. Like parrots, pigeons and doves evolved in Australia, and with our proximity to both the escarpment and drier woodland areas on the Downs, we are very well placed to see a range of these unique and beautiful birds.
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