Penny, haven't you seen Russell's new Geelong Library?
It is in fact the TARDIS outfitted with a pair of binoculars.
Bill
On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Penny Brockman <> wrote:
> I'm glad to see that Russ will keep birding to 2061 !
>
>
> On 5/01/16 9:41 PM, Russell Woodford wrote:
>>
>> I am!
>>
>> Thanks for all the positive comments. I really thought that when I set up
>> BA Facebook group that it would mean the end of the mailing list. But news
>> of our demise has been greatly exaggerated! Great to see that this forum
>> still has currency for many people - and I intend to keep it going while
>> ever that is the case.
>>
>> Work has kept me away from just about everything to do with birding for
>> some months but it's always good to catch up on discussions - and I hope to
>> be birdier in 2061 :-)
>>
>> I must thank Bill and Peter for carrying almost all the workload of
>> birding-aus over the last few years, and particularly in 2015. Out of the
>> team of moderators, they are really the ones to whom we owe the continuing
>> existence of birding-aus.
>>
>> So a belated happy New Year to everyone. I hope this will be a good year
>> for you all in every aspect.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Russell
>>
>> Russell Woodford
>> Birding-Aus Founder
>>
>>> On 5 Jan 2016, at 4:00 PM, Tony Russell <> wrote:
>>>
>>> Let's hope Russ is reading all this good stuff !
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Kim Sterelny
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 2:18 PM
>>> To: Birding Aus
>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] The Decline of BA
>>>
>>> Hi Folks
>>>
>>> I. I am not a facebook user and I find this list immensely helpful and
>>> informative. Whenever I have need advise I have got it, and its been
>>> informed and detailed. I am very grateful to Russell and any others who
>>> have kept it in being.
>>>
>>> 2. Obviously, there have been the odd thread (perhaps even this one) that
>>> have gone on beyond their best-before date. But the subject line usually
>>> gives those away, and one can just delete them.
>>>
>>> 3. Equally obviously, there are a few "trigger issues" (bird banding + a
>>> couple of others) which arose passions and hence traffic with an
>>> unfavourable signal to noise ratio. I am astounded that (eg) posting trip
>>> reports has generating flaming responses, and am very sorry to learn
>>> that.
>>> Nothing remotely like that has even happened to me (even when I defended
>>> my
>>> cat ownership - a potential trigger issue). Some disagreement sure, but
>>> nothing at all lacking in respect.
>>>
>>> So armed with my trusty delete button, I say "long live birding-aus", and
>>> thanks for the advice, expertise and good will I have experienced (and
>>> the
>>> blogs with the fantastic photos: keep posting those links), and I'll just
>>> edit into electronic oblivion anything else.
>>>
>>> Kim
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