2011.03.13

Bird feed Frogmouth fedora

I love the call of the Tawny Frogmouth, it’s low frequency and quiet, but I never fail to hear our local bird. Here’s a recording where I’ve managed to drop out the frogs and crickets—you’ll have to crank the speakers to hear it. (Did I mention that frogmouths make great hats?)

2011.02.25

Bird feed Tattler tale

I did a loop of sites in the Northern Beaches hoping to see something new. I got photos of a White-cheeked Honeyeater and a Nankeen Kestrel feeding on the wing. And I did see a new bird, the Wandering Tattler that’s been hangin’ at Long Reef.

2011.01.24

Bird feed To everything there is a season

I added 23 new birds to my United States list, bringing my total there to 71 species. I saw the majority at the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. It was my first winter birding in the US and a good reminder of life’s seasonal changes.

2011.01.15

Bird feed Duck, duck, creeper!??

Mom and I made a brief visit to the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge on our way home from Olympia. We had 40 minutes and the sun was nearly down on a dismal day, but we were greeted by a Brown Creeper and saw six species of duck.Eurasian WigeonRing-necked DuckCommon GoldeneyeBuffleheadCommon Merganser

2011.01.12

Bird feed Fifty nifty United States

In Australia sparrows are merely annoying as they are introduced. In the US I have to remember to look twice as the American Sparrows are not only native, but a species-rich family—and they brought me to 50 species in the US.Savannah SparrowWhite-throated SparrowSooty Fox SparrowSong Fox Sparrow

2011.01.10

The places you'll go Under the Sea

Some like it better down where it’s wetter… Turtles, rays, sea snakes, and tons and tons of fish, snorkeling Vanuatu is always an incredible experience. This time around we even made it to Million Dollar Point, the grave of WWII US military equipment.

2011.01.10

Bird feed One good tern deserves another

A report of recent birds seen at Boat Harbour piqued my interest, so I made my first non-water oriented trip down to the Cronulla/Kurnell area. I hoped to see five new species, but three will have to do.Common TernKelp Gull

2011.01.03

Bird feed Vanuatu the second time around

Two weeks in Vanuatu yielded eight new birds. I still haven’t been much above sea level, so there are plenty left to see next time.

2010.12.17

Bird feed Old sightings, new birds

I have some photos marked not with a species name but with only a family or order, sometimes just “bird”. Occasionally an ah ha moment triggers a photo review and a quick id, mostly it’s putting my improving birding skills to work that reveals new birds.Short-tailed ShearwaterWhite-fronted Tern

2010.12.11

Bird feed Magic hour at Long Reef

The perfect end to a gorgeous day was low tide and sunset coinciding at Long Reef. It looked like it was going to be quiet on the birding front until I spotted a single weary Grey Ternlet, probably blown in from a storm in the Pacific.

 

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