Australian birds

Last Sunday Grant was able to leave work in the afternoon and I had researched options of places we could…

I mentioned last week that there were supposed to be snakes present at Westgate Park, though I did not see…

After birding Port Melbourne Beach I continued on along the coast to Sandridge Beach, which did not offer the number…

Well, another week has gone by here in Melbourne and I am managing to walk to a variety of locations…

As I mentioned last week, we have suddenly found ourselves in the middle of the city of Melbourne and I…

The Emu is the second largest living bird in the world by height, second only to the Ostrich.  It is…

When J. Latham first described Grey Butcherbirds in 1801, like most people of the age he assumed Australia’s birds should be…

First, Australia gave us surfing swans. Now, the latest aquatic antics come courtesy of Emus. Clare tipped us off to…

Luck. In Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Novels luck is the goddess that only the foolhardy worship, or even mention by name….