Indigenous people need a louder Voice – and we must listen
The forthcoming referendum is potentially a game-changer for Australia. For too long we’ve told First Nations people where and how to live, We’ve applied white fella thinking to them and …
John Young is enmeshed in another ornithological stoush, not Night parrots but a button-quail.
John has established himself as a pre-eminent birder with his Night parrot rediscovery in 2013. . He has also established himself as a total enigma with his claims about Buff-breasted …
This night parrot club is getting quite a few members. Sadly, not me yet.
Ranger Clifford Sunfly has just joined the exclusive night parrot club Madison Snow and Ben Collins ABC Kimberley Sat 27 Nov 2021 Rangers Clifford Sunfly and Samuel Galova installed automatic audio recording …
More on the Martu bird
The night parrot was spotted by John Young in 2013, much more than 3 years ago. Were sightings unconfirmed and even falsified? Hmmm? There’s much to like about this sighting …
We were beaten by John Young – and that wasn’t surprising
Night parrots, slothful dreaming and our Diamantina trip My old school song, sung lustily by we small boys at Shepparton High School, supplied me with many words of inspiration, including : “No thing of …
Things are looking up for Night parrots
I was sent this article via The Ecological Society of Australia, which is publishing a series of good news stories to counter the doom and gloom so many of us …
Here’s a timely reminder that the John Young Night parrot controversy is certainly not without personal cost. Who could know where is the truth though?
On his Facebook pages and exactly as is written, John Young follows the adage that attack can be the the best form of defence. THE CURSE OF FINDING THE …
A fascination with Night parrots is the gift that keeps on giving. There is so much happening, new studies, skullduggery, expanding range .. and increasing numbers
New recordings of critically endangered night parrots music to ears of Kimberley rangers, scientists Ben Collins ABC Kimberley 27 May 2021 This photograph of a night parrot was captured in 2015. Supplied: …
The Bing Crosby song ‘Don’t fence me in’ might have been written for Night parrots. When you can’t see in the dark, a fence can be a big problem. They need ‘land, lot’s of land …’
Night parrot found to have poor vision, keeps running into things in the dark Kemii Maguire ABC North West Qld 12 June 2020 Night parrots have similar eye size to other parrots, …
How many twists and turns are there to come in the Night parrot story? And is John Young involved in all of them?
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 …