If a Wedgie was to be the national bird, we may as well become the 52 state
of the USA (considering many consider Puerto Rico as the 51st)..... The
Bald Eagle is so often used in graphics, logos etc for Australian
designs... May designers cannot tell the difference???
*Yours in all things* "*GREEN"*
*John Harris BASc, GDipEd*
*Croydon, Vic*
* Director - Wildlife Experiences Pty LtdPrincipal Ecologist/Zoologist*
*Nature Photographer*
*Wildlife Guide*
<>*
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*President, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria*
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On 21 March 2015 at 19:45, John Tongue <> wrote:
> Wedgie???
>
>
> On 21/03/2015, at 7:43 PM, John Tongue <> wrote:
>
> > Mind you, Emus are not all that appropriate here, either!! :)
> >
> >
> > On 21/03/2015, at 7:39 PM, John Tongue <> wrote:
> >
> >> Kookas and Lyrebirds are both feral in Tassie!
> >>
> >>
> >> On 21/03/2015, at 4:06 PM, Dave Torr <> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hmm - to a Melbournian that is offensive! But give a few more years of
> >>> climate change (!) and probably common here as well - Koel is now
> regular,
> >>>
> >>> On 21 March 2015 at 16:04, Carl Clifford <>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> The distribution covers the important parts of Australia.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> On 21 Mar 2015, at 3:48 pm, Dave Torr <> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Not a very wide distribution!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On 21 March 2015 at 15:44, cgregory123 . <>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> How about that high roller the mighty Dollarbird.
> >>>>>> Chris Gregory
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 21 March 2015 at 14:28, David Taylor <
> >
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Yep that would probably kybosh that idea Carl! How about
> >>>> Kookaburra!!!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> On 21 Mar 2015, at 12:05 pm, Carl Clifford <
> >
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I would vote for that. Unfortunately, South Australia has it as
> it's
> >>>>>>> state bird, so
> >>>>>>>> I don't think it would be eligible.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Carl Clifford
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> On 21 Mar 2015, at 12:22 pm, David Taylor <
> >>>>>>> > wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Given its almost Australia wide distribution, urban and rural
> >>>> presence
> >>>>>>> and striking plumage that would work well on crests etc I'd
> nominate
> >>>> the
> >>>>>>> Australian Magpie as my pick as our National bird
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Cheers
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> David Taylor
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> From: "Tony Russell" <>
> >>>>>>>>>> Date: 21 March 2015 8:45:43 am AEST
> >>>>>>>>>> To: "'Carl Clifford'" <>, "'Martin
> >>>>>>> Butterfield'" <>
> >>>>>>>>>> Cc: 'birding-aus NEW' <>
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] National Bird
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Could have Abbott the Rabbit.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>>>>> From: Birding-Aus
> On
> >>>>>>> Behalf Of
> >>>>>>>>>> Carl Clifford
> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, 20 March 2015 9:22 PM
> >>>>>>>>>> To: Martin Butterfield
> >>>>>>>>>> Cc: birding-aus NEW
> >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] National Bird
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Nope we do not have an National bird or animal. Considering
> what has
> >>>>>>> been
> >>>>>>>>>> coming out of Canberra over the last few years, perhaps our
> National
> >>>>>>> Bird
> >>>>>>>>>> should be the Spangled Drongo.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> Carl Clifford
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 20 Mar 2015, at 7:10 pm, Martin Butterfield <
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> I had assumed it was the Emu as it features on our Coat of
> Arms.
> >>>>>>>>>>> However I can't find anything authoritative which confirms
> this or
> >>>>>>>>>>> offers an alternative.
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Surely we have one? If not, I cry 'Shime, shime " and ask
> what can
> >>>>>> be
> >>>>>>>>>>> done and by whom to get one. (For various reasons, if starting
> >>>> from
> >>>>>>>>>>> scratch, my pick would be Galah.)
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Martin Butterfield
> >>>>>>>>>>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
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