Wim,
Thanks for your update.
Here in the tropics of the southern hemisphere things are a little
different. We have not had the rain one would expect at this time of year
though the season started well.
Many of our waders have already headed north to breed. Cuckoos are calling
agian prior to their migration. In our garden in Yungaburra we have had
visits from some of the birds which usually come in the dry months:
Blue-faced Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Noisy Friarbird. A Pair of
Brown Goshawks have been keeping the Sulpher-crested Cockies out of the
passionfruit but not the lemons! Six Brolga were seen at Kairi last week but
no Sarus Cranes yet.
Buff-banded Rails did not breed, to my knowledge, in our yard this year for
the first time in over ten years. The local Bush Stone-curlews moved up the
road to breed but were unsuccesful on their first attempt and are trying
again.
Just one note of pedentry, while the times between sunrise and sunset might
have been the same the world over, would you not have had more daylight
hours as it gets dark very quickly in the tropics?
Regards,
Alan
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