I spend many many restorative hours tramping over this wide brown land chasing as many of Australia’s 850+ bird species as I can. And if I don’t see them, I think of all the wonderful places that I’ve been anyway. That aside, I have seen over 620 species and I haven’t been to any of the offshore islands such as Norfolk, Lord Howe, Christmas, Macquarie etc.
I speak about birds and birdwatching and I lead tours of amateurs and afficianados alike, locally and to India, a country I’ve visited many times. Check the tabs here and see things that I’ve written about birds, musings on birdwatching and bird activities.
Night parrot research labelled ‘fake news’ by experts after release of damning report Ann Jones, Benjamin Sveen, and David Lewis Background Briefing 22 March 2019 John Young’s photo of a night parrot in western …
There is no doubt that John Young did ornithology a great service with his discovery of the Night parrot in 2013. He appears to have lost the plot since then …
it is said that it’s a man’s world, but that is not always the case. Here’re two examples from the bird world that show the benefits of being female. What …
What can you learn from birds? Here’s something. I think that one should be fair and respectful to all people and all things. Do wrong and the karma you create …
Winning the Liveability Trifecta 9th Making Cities Liveable Conference 27 – 28 June 2016 Pullman Melbourne on the Park Greg Hunt Executive Officer South East Councils Climate Change Alliance* Urmi …
There’s been much written of late about the Australian Government’s determination to stick with fossil fuels. They regularly resort to the ultimate red herring, Carbon, Capture and Storage, an idea …
Shepp East General Store It’s not so much the layout of the shop that looms large in my mind, but how we operated (or not) within it. The Shepp East …
If Life Feels Bleak, It’s Because Our Civilization is Beginning to Collapse 2030 Will Be Even Worse than 2020. And 2040 Will Be Even Worse than That. Unless. There’s an …
John Young responds to Night Parrot critics Was the Night parrot really found? By John Young? What’s Penny Olsen claiming? How can mere mortals figure out what is going on …
Giving Jindabyne a miss I don’t know if you have seen the movie Jindabyne about four fellows going on their much-planned annual blokes’ fishing trip. They are in high spirits …