It is said that a person of goodness does good on the basis of personal policy, a person who is passionate does good to earn respect and a person of ignorance does good only to avoid punishment for doing wrong.
It was during one of my first visits to Long Reef that I noted considerable numbers of limpets of the Siphonaria genus which had been turned over and left to die in the sun. I immediately concluded that Ruddy Turnstones, which make limpets a staple part of their diet and also possessing a proclivity for [...]
A WEEK or so back, when preparing the post: My top five sites, I frequently found myself writing up what were really great birding moments rather than great sites. This led me to ponder what my five favourite birding moments actually were. I’ve pondered this ever since and decided that now is as good a [...]
THE SKY REFLECTED a brilliant blue in the wet sand as the wavelets slid back toward the sea with a drawn out sigh and collided with the next wavelet as it pushed up the beach. Patches of multi-colored Banded Kelp Shells added a festive flavor to my stroll and tinkled gently as I ran my [...]
WHEN YOU GRAB a pair of bins and maybe a scope and head out the door, you’re generally unlikely to be disappointed and today was no exception. I’ve been experiencing a number of difficulties counting the waders on Long Reef this summer, as the birds are behaving differently to previous years and conditions have often [...]
MOST OF US have been there, you grab your hat and your bins and get out of the car and immediately the air is alive with bird song. You quickly realise that you’re surrounded by that rare level of diversity, abundance and activity which will stamp this occasion as a great birding day and this [...]
Yes, the old Bird Note is no longer at this URL, but don’t worry, you can still access it at www.redtail.net.au/bird-note, where you can view it in perpetuity.
I know that I’ve been away for a while but have been very busy on pressing projects. One of these was a huge amount of work in my [...]
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