Dear all –
Apologies for this off-topic request but following my query about
the location of some Central Australian bird specimens to the National Museum
of Scotland they confirmed that they did have the specimens I was looking for
and also asked if I might be of assistance in the Museum’s search for a
Platypus specimen – unsure as to whether they want a spirit or stuffed
specimen and I think they would be after a loan for a limited period only.
Can anyone on the list assist? Send me a message to my CRES
address if you have any tips.
I also note that last week I saw my first Grey Goshawk (grey
phase) gliding over the trees near our house at Vincentia on the NSW south
coast accompanied by a harrying Magpie – and again on the weekend about
half a kilometre away. The only other GG I’ve seen was in the backyard of
our house in Ludmilla, a suburb of Darwin
– and it was a white phase – red eyes, pure white plumage and
yellow bare parts – a truly impressive and scary bird!
I’ve also heard a Brown Goshawk calling in our gully
at Vincentia – hopefully they’ll breed there again this year and we
will have the great fun of watching the fledged birds learning to hunt in our
backyard.
Cheers
Robert A. Gosford
M. Phil. candidate
Centre for Resource
and Environmental Studies
Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
Australia
Ph: 0419483760
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