I just love that name.
It was a highlight of my life to see a real on in Qld about 10 years ago.
Would a drawing competition about "what do you imagine a Spangled Drongo; A
Bush Thick-Knee, a Pied Oystercatcher, etc" to look like? be a good idea?
At 03:14 PM 3/8/00 +1000, you wrote:
>The debate of how we get children interested in
>birds appears from time to time on birding.aus. To add to
>this I came across a review of a book entitled "The
>Spangled Drongo", published by the University of Queensland
>Press - ISBN 0521599563.
>
>The review reads:
>
>"In this verse novel, eleven year old Sam reveals his tale.
>He is obsessed with soccer, and lives with an eccentric
>aunt, whose passion is for art and Indian food. Sam's' life
>changes when he befriends Jessica, a new neighbour who not
>only loves soccer, but spends most her time birdwatching in
>the hope of spotting the elusive spangled drongo... It is a
>wonderful book for a range of ages."
>
>Sounds fun. Also as a Victorian - how elusive is the
>Spangled Drongo?
>
>Tim
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