--- On Thu, 9/3/09, martin butterfield <> wrote:
> The first bits of goodness were a Red-kneed Dotterel
> wandering around in the mud opposite Cygnus hide and hearing
> the first Australian Reed-warbler of the season (for me at
> least).
I wish I'd had time - and my binoculars - to see that.
> The first bit of badness was a carload of young persons and
> their dog doing something or another in the bushes between
> Bittern and Ardea hides. It was noisy and scared off all
> the birds but I was well outnumbered so passed on by.
They appeared to be trying to catch and kill rabbits armed only with their
hands and kitchen knives. Not exactly a safe or humane method, I'd suggest,
much as I'd like to see the numbers of rabbits near Kelly's swamp drastically
reduced.
I went for a walk along the Molonglo near Duntroon today. Lots of Red Rumped
Parrots, a couple of Darters, some Wrens, Starlings and a Mudlark having a
bath. Wish I'd had my SLR for a shot of a Darter drying its wings reflected in
the water...
Rob
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