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joanne said:
Have you seen marksierra’s posts on the swarming flocks of budgerigars? The full colours pix are breathtaking and the sheer numbers of birds astounding,,,
No but I'll look for them. I grew up with Budgies but found that they were frail, maybe overbreeding. I also hated them being in cages, so they had playtime flying around my room much to the horror of my mother who was fearful of flapping wings. To her credit she indulged her daughter's passion for all creatures great and small.
I love the large avian spaces in Melbourne Zoo, where people walk in protected parts of the birds’ environments rather than gazing at birds in smaller cages. It’s making the best of an historically complex situation.
Here’s a link to one of those articles marksierra was excited about: spectacular photography
I kept thinking marksierra would post this 
A symphony incorporating birdsong as an instrument as well as the birdsong being the inspiration:
I’ll see your raven, and raise you an Eastern Grey roo casually taking a shortcut jogging from the local footy ground across the major road out front, along the lakeside that’s our backyards (ie right under our balconies) through to the Reserve over the back fence... just now, in time for morning tea!
Our neighbours said it’s the first time they’ve seen this in 9 years!! 
Edited to add: you might not have heard the old Aussie phrase “going on the wallaby...”. This is what it means
yep, if all sizes, fruit bats and regular bats, and also sugar gliders.
I’ll write more but am running late for work. More in about 12 hours, or you could look up “bats on Gold Coast and hinterland”
How do you muster flocks of magpie geese? Why, with a chopper, of course!
How do you do a bird count when the bird is almost impossible to spot?
Answer: you triangulate its calls.
Please enjoy our bats, pied butcher birds and pobblebonk frogs...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-11/your-recorded-animal-sounds-from-around-australia/9131294
Back from cat rescue. Had to share this Road Runner cam.
https://www.facebook.com/CenterforBioDiv/videos/10155705911100460/
I love the remote-viewing cameras, we learn so much from them.
This one’s captured a life and death family struggle, and also captured our hearts:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-17/osprey-struggle-captured-on-camera/9161104
I thought readers of this thread might find the article below both informative and slightly alarming.
In the meantime, don't forget to vote for your favourite Australian bird:
Voting form here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2017/nov/20/australian-bird-of-the-year-2017-vote-for-your-favourite
And take a minute or two to marvel at the risk-taking Little Tern, laying its eggs among the open sand dunes and pebbles, in plain sight of human and animal beach visitors!
joanne said:
And take a minute or two to marvel at the risk-taking Little Tern, laying its eggs among the open sand dunes and pebbles, in plain sight of human and animal beach visitors!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-20/nesting-little-terns-prompt-plan-change-beach-project-nsw/9154922
How immodest!
More like, how dangerous
The eggs are very small and almost indistinguishable from the surrounding shells, sand and bits of gravel/pebbles/rocks. They're very easy to walk over, most people wouldn't notice or care until it's too late. As you probably read, they've just flown over from Asia for mating and breeding so it's a shame to lose the precious chicks after all that effort.
joanne said:
More like, how dangerous
The eggs are very small and almost indistinguishable from the surrounding shells, sand and bits of gravel/pebbles/rocks. They're very easy to walk over, most people wouldn't notice or care until it's too late. As you probably read, they've just flown over from Asia for mating and breeding so it's a shame to lose the precious chicks after all that effort.
Makes me think of those nesting sea turtles who struggle to get back to the sea.
More on the Australian Bird of The Year - don’t forget to check out the links in marksierra’s post above, and vote for your favourite of the 50 birds nominated this year!
Meanwhile, do enjoy this cartoon commentary from First Dog on the Moon:
Fitting for the season: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/us/wild-turkey-cities.html?ref=todayspaper
Gotta find a bigger bird bath!
mtierney said:
Fitting for the season: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/us/wild-turkey-cities.html?ref=todayspaper
Gotta find a bigger bird bath!
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Have you seen marksierra’s posts on the swarming flocks of budgerigars? The full colours pix are breathtaking and the sheer numbers of birds astounding,,,