Tim Dolby wrote:
>
> Well said Andrew. With a young child (and consequently little time to
> get away!) I often rely on 'local' bird watching to keep me sane. A
> visit from an Eastern Rosella, Grey Butcherbird or Olive-backed Oriole
> to my garden can make my week.
>
> Tim
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> >>> andrew stafford <> 08/11/00 01:01PM >>>
> Hi all,
>
> One of the nice things about working from home is that
> there's no one to look over your shoulder when birds
> come calling.
>
> Here in Wavell Heights (a particularly suburban corner
> of Brisbane's north side), there's usually not too
> much of special interest. But now the grevilleas and
> callistemons are flowering and this morning, the birds
> are jumping.
>
> In five minutes watching from my balcony, the
> following were seen:
>
> Scarlet Honeyeater 4 (calling everywhere as I write)
> Noisy Friarbird 2
> Olive-backed Oriole 1
> Figbird 6
> Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike 1
> Silvereye 10
> Rainbow Lorikeet 6
>
> Plus one large Bluetongue moving through the garden.
>
> Nothing spectacular to be sure (though Scarlet H's are
> always a pleasure), but a nice reminder that exciting
> though seabirds, SIPOs and Pintails may be, you can
> watch birds anywhere - and not get bored.
>
> Cheers
>
> AS
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I agree - ordinary birds should be valued. I seldom get a chance to
wander far afield and I have no hope of going on the twitch to, say,
Adelaide to find the Jacana or up to Grafton for funny ducks. I am very
pleased to see anything of interest at all - and as far as I am
concerned, seeing 'ordinary' species do something new to me is quite as
good as a new species. Which is why I put up behaviour notes!
A week or two ago we saw an Aust. Hobby catching dragonflies at
Warringal Swamp (Heidelberg). It was worth seeing too. How many large
dragonflies equal, say, one Sparrow? and is it worth catching them in
view of energy required for capture (not that it looked a difficult
manoeuvre)?
Anthea Fleming in chilly Melbourne
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