Australia in the Wild

25/10/2024

Any 'herpers' want to ID this pretty little dragon, from Mt Molloy, N Qld?

16/10/2024

Currently on tour in N Qld, had a day out on Michaelmas Cay last Sunday we saw some three species of Bo***es, Masked, Red-footed and Brown and also an immature tattler that I initially ID'd as Wandering but now am unsure, pics are available at https://ebird.org/checklist/S198649101

24/09/2024

Outside the barn last night, lovely little Bandy-bandy.

23/07/2024

Just found an unfinished web-page from 2 years ago, this is my trip-report from Indonesia last year, it could probably do with more editing....hope it's still interesting 😉
https://aviceda.org/ind/archives/5

01/07/2024

Not much luck with bitterns in SE Qld this weekend but did manage to get quite a few species for a visiting British birder

27/05/2024

Couple of nice finds near Samford yesterday

19/05/2024

The Red-bellied Fruit-Dove is a reasonably easy to see species on Efate, Vanuatu and seems fairly closely related to the Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove of Eastern Australia. This was one of two birds found by Neal at the Tanna Coffee Factory yesterday.

19/05/2024

This week birding was a bit of a 'challenge' here in Efate, Vanuatu but there were some 'highlights', a very big thanks to 'top-guide' Ansen Obed for showing us some great-spots 🤩.

14/05/2024

A fairly reasonable mornings birding so far today with Rob Macalister of Vanuatu Ecotours but the undoubted highlight for me was this lone Tanna Fruit-dove atop of a large fig-tree.

21/04/2024

Just found out that April 20th is International Cuckoo Day....so time to check out Cuckoos of the World

Cuckoos are bird species found in most regions of the Earth. They are fascinating creatures, many of them being brood-parasites (laying their eggs in other birds nests) We welcome images of any of the genus Cuculus, Coccyzus, Cercococcyx, Pachycoccyx, Clamator, Microdynamis, Eudynamys, Chrysococcyx....

21/04/2024

Outside the barn yesterday morning....

24/03/2024

Gorgeous beast yesterday at Hillview Ct

22/03/2024

Has anyone birded Vanuatu recently? In May I'm hoping to go to Port Vila for a week and have already booked some birding with Vanuatu Ecotours but wonder if there are any day boat-cruises that might be worth taking? Am a bit limited by budget but would welcome any advice.

17/03/2024

Pair at a north Brisbane sites on a recent day-tour.

13/03/2024

Over the past couple of years have despaired over the lack of Shining Bronze-cuckoos in our region, their numbers seem to have dropped alarmingly in our area north of Brisbane, so was pleasantly surprised when I heard a couple of individuals calling this morning.....however 5 of these birds all flew into a small eucalypt and I realized that they were all of the NZ race 'lucidus' by their green nape, crown and 'beady-eyed' appearance, obviously on a northerly-bound migration. Unfortunately as I was on 'bin-duty' I left the camera behind and could only use my phone for these pics....it would be great if others could add to the sparse-knowledge of this race (....or species) and document their sightings ;)

09/03/2024

I filmed this bird whilst it sang in the early-morning sun near Dayboro, SE Queensland, Australia in November 2021

09/03/2024

Just been 'enthralled' by the filming on this series, a real 'must-see'.....
https://iview.abc.net.au/show/whale-with-steve-backshall

09/03/2024

Very impressed with the BirdWeather gizmo, have got heaps of 'verified-calls' however a couple of recent ones have been a bit 'iffy' for my Dayboro list, see if you can work out which ones....🤫
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09/02/2024

Just finished a 6-day twitch-fest around SE Qld with a young American birder Ethan, not only has he already acquired 300+ species in Australia but he is our 8th highest eBird-lister for 2024!

https://ebird.org/australia/tripreport/199872

Some of my pics below...

25/01/2024

Another excellent ecoacoustic resource for Australia

The A2O is run by five Chief Investigator Managers from a number of Australian universities. They coordinate site selection, relationships with land owners and land managers, and the involvement of…

13/01/2024

Very early start this January morning before the 'heat and cicadas' commence....the rosellas and doves were also early-risers!

04/01/2024

Just having some great fun with a new bioacoustic device and app called Birdweather, the PUC records calls and analyses them with BirdNET and these can be viewed globally, unfortunately Australia still needs a bit more data to be totally-effective but it's pretty 'awesome' all the same.....congratulations Tim! https://www.birdweather.com/

04/06/2023

It's one of the rarest animal sightings in modern California history: Only two wolverines...

12/05/2023

May's TGIF is a special one. We have our monthly BBQ and a movie! The film maker, Randall Wood will be avalible for a Q&A after the film. Secure your movie ticket via the link below. Tickets are limited! Bottled water only in the Hall ( we have very special floor boards)
https://antidotefilms.com.au/events/flyways-screening-cedar-creek-hall-tgif/