Tag Archives: Birds

Birds of the week – two freed Wedge-tailed Eagles

November 22, 2008 – 12:17 pm

I first saw the Wedge-tails free-flying at the Alice Springs Desert Park years ago and have been aware of the often violent interactions between the two captive birds and a pair of wild local Wedge-tails. Now the captive birds have been released.

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Birdwatching as a death hazard…

October 10, 2008 – 1:38 pm

The recent news that an (unnamed as yet) birdwatcher had been found dead in the remote Kimberley, a few kilometres from his bogged vehicle and metres away from an empty water-bottle and his make-shift humpy, reminded me of the dangers that can accompany this most, apparently, benign of occupations.
The Brisbane Times reports:
Police are yet to [...]

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Same-sex marriage – Laysan Albatross style

October 5, 2008 – 11:45 am

I first came across this story a few weeks ago at the 12th Pan-African Ornithological Congress outside of Cape Town in South Africa where Professor Peter Ryan of the University of Cape Town referred to it in a plenary speech. I note that it has received some early attention elsewhere but that there had been [...]

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