Hi All
Beth and I were up at Fogg Dam recently and kept a close eye out for this
fella. We knew he was around and had been impressed by the photos circulated
earlier in the year. However, we only managed to spot one small Saltie whilst
spotlighting (from the car) at night. There were also some very active pythons,
frogs, and a Burton's Legless Lizard.
The birding was impressive as always with particular highlights at Fogg Dam
being the flock of Australian Pratincole and a lone Oriental Plover that were
feeding on the dam wall - allowing easy photography as they stood within metres
of the car/mobile hide. Memorable stuff!
Cheers Dan
Dr Daniel Mantle
Timescales Project
Geoscience Australia
Ph. +61 (2) 6249 5831 (work)
-----Original Message-----
From: con
Sent: Friday, 16 October 2009 9:29
Cc: COG line
Subject: "It was big enough to swallow a birdwatcher whole...".
In my Territory years I was very careful to avoid crocs. While it can be
a little unnerving to watch crocs that are watching you, what is really
worrying are the unknown unknowns. These are the crocs that are watching
you but you don't know that they are watching you.
I was once treated to the sight of a croc taking a Varied Lorikeet and
also observed mobbing behaviour at crocs by other birds.
Con
Robin Hide wrote:
> Birdwatchers in Darwin take care...
> http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2009/10/13/91981_ntnews.html
>
> Robin Hide
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