Tag: Australia - Page 31

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Heading for the Southern Highlands

May 25, 2014 by Clare M 5 Comments

Once again we have decided to head somewhere cold and not because we enjoy the cold, but because some birds like the cold and...

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Reconstructing a new bower

May 18, 2014 by Clare M 3 Comments

The Great Bowerbirds around Broome have been busy reconstructing their bowers. These stick constructions are designed to attract female birds and several male birds...

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Straw-necked Ibis move back to town

May 11, 2014 by Clare M 1 Comment

There are three species of Ibis present in the Broome area and the range of these three species of Ibis is similar throughout Australia....

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Black-winged Stilt

May 4, 2014 by Clare M 2 Comments

The Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus is a large black and white shorebird that has distinctive long pink legs. It has a fine straight bill and...

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Birding Roebuck Plains from the highway

April 27, 2014 by Clare M 2 Comments

The main highway south from Broome towards Port Hedland takes you through the middle of Roebuck Plains, which is a wide open flat area...

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Broome’s easterly winds

April 20, 2014 by Clare M 1 Comment

On Monday the weather changed. It is that time of year when everything changes. Our migratory shorebirds have mostly departed for their northern hemisphere...