June 2009
Monthly Archive
Birding Australia by Ken
Posted by admin on 15 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: birding
Kyleigh and lorikeets
Two of our grandchildren are now living in Australia, so Beth and I visited them (and their parents) in April. They live in a section of Brisbane called Fig Tree Pocket. The pocket is a U in the river a couple of miles deep and about a mile wide. Our family lives on the river at the bottom of the U. It is a birder’s paradise. The river bank and residential areas are heavily treed with palms, eucalyptus and numerous flowering and fruit-bearing trees. There is a park with a pond, green spaces, pastures and an animal research station. Continue Reading »
Plovers at Smyrna Dunes Park
Posted by admin on 02 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: birding
Looks like they are doing well. Here is a video I took of two of them. One was a female and the other I believe was a juvenile. I wish I had a tripod along so the video would be less shaky. The birds were skittish, so I couldn’t get too close. wilsons-plover-2-6-09