Dear all
I've got a copy of Gordon Beruldsen's book. It looks very useful.
Obviously the colours of the egg plates will differ (I note that the
Regent Honeyeater eggs are a long way from the colour of the few I have
seen in the Capertee Valley - which were a soft apricot pink with very
few spots (too much orange in them to be called pink), and the nests
were often in a cluster of mistletoe stalks as well as forks in
branches, and built in River Oaks, Rough-barked Apple and many other
trees - no doubt David Gearing will also have some comments to make!
But the nest and breeding details appear concise, to the point, and I
am sure will help in the field. One can't carry Hanzab around! It's a
very useful addition to one's bird library - thanks to Gordon. I just
wish there were photographs of all the nests but then the book would be
far too bulky and cease to be a field guide.
Michael Todd wrote:
Hello all,
While we are on the topic of field guides. Has anybody seen the new
Beruldsen Field Guide to Nests and Eggs of Australian Birds? Any
observations or recommendations? I'm curious about it but haven't seen
it yet.
Cheers
Mick Todd
Toronto, NSW
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