Purple-crowned Lorikeets
Checking out a hole to see if it will make a good home
Checking out a hole to see if it will make a good home
Today we had an early start and visited the WTP – our first visit since the induction in May. Winter is usually quiet at “the farm” unless Orange-bellied Parrots (OBPs) […]
We took a quick visit to Flagstaff Gardens in the city to take a look for the Powerful Owl reported by a number of people. The owl was precisely where […]
We visited Westgate Park near Port Melbourne to look for the wayward Diamond Dove and Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters that had been reported there recently. Apparently three more Diamond Doves have been […]
Today was the day that Melbourne Water conducted induction sessions for bird watchers to the Western Treatment Plant. Ruth and I were booked into the 11am session along with Peter […]
For the first time Ruth and I found ourselves at a wetland at dawn yesterday, hoping we wouldn’t see any birds. We had decided to participate in the Coalition Against […]
One of the photos that Ruth took at my sister’s place on Saturday is going to be on the front page of The Age tomorrow, along with part of my […]
On Saturday Ruth and I got out to the site of my sister’s house in St Andrews. Getting out to the area is still tightly restricted. Residents of the area […]
A different sort of report today. My sister lost everything including all the basics – crockery, cups, mugs, glasses, cutlery, pots and pans – everything. I decided that on the […]
Today I visited more of the bushfire affected area. With my sister and her partner we tried to go back to the site of their burned-out house. We first drove […]