Audio, call, voice Cheeky lorikeets

The crazy shedding tree in our backyard has finally produced something worthwhile—pollen—worthwhile at least to the Rainbow Lorikeets. Their piercing screeches are a bit overwhelming, but I thought I’d share.

Bird feed 24 hours in the Hunter

Twenty-four hours in the Hunter Valley brought two new species and a great photo of an immature Blue-faced Honeyeater. No luck getting the adult, as the Noisy Miners continuely chased it off; they were much more tolerant of the immature.Cattle Egret

Bird feed "V" formation

Driving down the Hume Highway, somewhere between Campbelltown and Golburn, I spied a classic “V” formation. When we were close enough, I whipped out my camera and started shooting. It turned out to be a flock of Straw-necked Ibises!

Bird feed Twitching the US of A

The Pacific Northwest is now the United States, or rather, Washington and New Jersey, as those are the only states I seem to visit when home. This trip more than sextupled my bird count there to 38 species.

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The surf was blown out, which left more time for birding. So, when I wasn’t dodging raindrops in Limeburners NP, I spied a new species and updated a few photos.Australasian Pipet Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Australasian figbird

Bird feed The bomber

It was a sunny, crisp winter day—perfect for birding. I saw two new speciesGolden-headed Cisticola and updated a handful of photos, but when the ravens showed up with golf balls in their beaks, it seemed like a good time go.

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While the Internet has been sporatic at home, it has not stopped me from updating the classification* of the Australian birds, nor going birding itself. 6 new species added, and 7 updated photos.

*Classification based on: Christidis L, Boles WE (2008). Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Canberra: CSIRO Publishing.

Miscellanea Relaunch

This site has been neglected long enough. For the past seven months I couldn’t bear to look at my site, so I never updated it. Now that I’m pleased with the new design, and improved usability of the birds lists, I’ll happily update it regularly.

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Many new birds/photos/audio clips have been added: 35 new birds for Australia, a new section for Thai birds, and even some additional Tanzanian birds that I dug out of my photo and audio collection.