by Roger Smith | January 21, 2022 | Bird News, Wildlife
Malleefowl are big, diamond encrusted….and endangered! Right there in front of me was one of the world’s rarest birds. A Malleefowl. Having spent much of my young life in the Mallee I knew all about Malleefowl but I’d never seen one. Everyone in the Mallee talks about...
by Roger Smith | June 20, 2021 | Bird News, Wild Top End, Wildlife News
Come to the Katherine Bird Festival this September There’s lots of great reasons why you should learn birds in Katherine — and they’re not all bird related! Do you love colourful birds? The most psychedelic of them all may be Australia’s tiny Gouldian Finch (pictured...
by Janine Duffy | March 18, 2021 | Bird News
Four days, 43 birders, 151 bird species, 3 boat trips, $1275+ for bushfire recovery, a truckload of fish & chips and quite a few bottles of wine… this was the second annual Mallacoota Birders Big Weekend over Labour Day Holiday, 5 – 9 March 2021. We were so busy!...
by Janine Duffy | October 21, 2020 | Bird News, Conservation Projects
Saturday 17 October 2020 was the Global Big Day – a day where bird lovers worldwide are encouraged to go out and see as many birds as they can, with a mission to raise money for bird protection and conservation. Echidna Walkabout proudly contributed, both by sighting...
by Janine Duffy | June 10, 2020 | Bird News, Conservation Projects, Far North Queensland
High on a mossy branch, the bird watched me bumbling about on the rainforest track below. The light in a far North Queensland tropical rainforest is both brilliant and muted. You walk in near darkness, peering into shadows, to be dazzled by a beam of pure white...
by Janine Duffy | February 19, 2020 | Bird News, Sunset K&K
Bird or branch? When we introduce travellers to their first Tawny Frogmouth there is a moment of disbelief. “Where?” they ask. “Right there, on the branch,” we reply. “All I can see is a branch.” “Yes, that branch is a bird.” The branch opens it’s eyes. “Oooohhhh!”...
