While driving into town the other afternoon a flight of 4 Australian Wood Ducks were flying down Captains Flat Road in front of me. I was doing 90kph (wot, exceed the speed limit, moi?) and I was
not gaining on them greatly. Does anyone know what speed these birds fly at?
Two fan-Tailed Cuckoos were calling on the morning of 9th. They were about 2km apart so I don't think is was a single mobile bird.
When I took the small dog out for her pre-bed pitstop last evening a passing Tawny Frogmouth swooped her. I don't know which was the more surprised. (Although that is a good story I suspect it
was actually just accidental convergence, as the Frogmouths normally take no notice of her at all.). What may be more interesting is that I have seen the Frogmouths hunting over the lawn 3 evenings in the past week.
