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    Today at the feeder

    As a curious but not very well informed Australian, I'd like to ask if those turkeys are the original native turkey or have they become crossbred with the domesticated 'table' turkey. And ----Dare I ask------Is one allowed to shoot one for the Thanksgiving dinner table? I hope I don't cause an...
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    Wild Bird Hangman

    Excellent fun. Got 19 out of 20 even though I'm not familiar with US bird names Nancy (Val)
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    Birding areas around Perth

    Thanks for that posting Gemfyre. I'll be going to Perth for a week or so soon so will take a copy of your post with me. I will be restricted in time but should have a chance of a couple of hours here and there. I've spent a few weeks birding in WA many years ago but will be happy to refresh my...
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    Today at the feeder

    Hello Everybody, I've been out of touch with BirdForum for a couple of years and have just opened it up again. It's great to see all the same old names contributing. I don't have a bird table as such, just put out a bit of seed for the parrots once a week, but so far this morning I've seen a...
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    How would you rate yourself as a birder?

    Used to be crash hot but now just a 'has been'. :-(
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    Give 5 examples of birding gone bad.

    1) Nearly drowned whilst doing a survey on a small island. The hired boat didn't have a bung in the bunghole and didn't have a 'bailer' on board so I took off my Wellington Boot and used that as a bailer. (Got a pic to prove it too). 2)Yes, on another occasion doing the same survey on a...
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    Game: Name a bird starting with the letter.....

    Hey, is it starting all over again? Antarctic Tern......In Antarcticia
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    Game: Name a bird starting with the letter.....

    Zebra Finch Have only just found the thread
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    Birding: Socially Acceptable in your country?

    A good summary, Pete. You are quite right about city people in Australia not knowing anything about birds, but as in S Africa, you find that the 'county' people are much more informed. Unfortunately they tend to use out of date names for the birds so it is sometimes hard to know exactly which...
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    Aussie Local patch

    Hi Paul, I live in Gembrook, about 70 Km east of Melbourne central. Nearly an hour from just about everything!
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    Aussie Local patch

    My local patch is beginning to get very cold and winterish now. The Lyrebirds are more active and are ripping the garden up searching for worms and grubs, if only I could train them to dig up weeds instead of my most precious small shrubs! But I really can't complain because I chose to live here...
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    Hi from Alaska

    Hello Pam, Welcome from the opposite side of the globe. You will probably be looking at some of the migrant shore birds that left here a few weeks ago. Say G'day to them for me. I miss them when they leave.
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    Hello from Oz

    Hi Bird Faery, I'm also in Victoria and your list is not all that different to mine. I don't have the Brown Treecreeper, Pallid Cuckoo, Diamond Firetail etc so I guess you are in a slightly drier area. I'm in Gembrook in the Dandenongs. Your cottage sounds wonderful. Nancy
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    Hello from Australia

    Hello there, KC Foggin, Tannin and Robinm, All familiar names and delighted to see you all still hanging in there. Hope I have something interesting to post in the next few days or weeks ------or maybe--- months. Time dissapears so quickly when you are having fun!!!!
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    Hello from Australia

    Hello All, I was a member of this Forum some years ago but have not posted for a few years. I may well be doubling up on membership because I never 'unsubscribed' . Have forgotten my password and all that, but at that time I was 'Nancy' without the 06. Anyway it's nice to be back and I look...
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    A little morning tale and request for your assistance

    It's not a White-cheeked or New Holland Honeyeater chick, I'd put my money on baby Blackbird. Great shots.
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    Azure Kingfisher

    Jo, I don't really know what sort of information you are looking for, but if it is of any interest to you I watched an Azure fKingfisher feding young on the Murray River.(yes, the VICTORIAN side) on about the 31st October 2004. I watched it on and off over 4 hours and saw it take about six...
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    Magpie Lark

    Hello Wazza, I had a serious problem some time ago with Kookaburras slamming into a certain window. After trying all sorts or remedies I decided the only way was to paint the outside surface of the window with an easily removable whitewash. This fixed the problem immediately as the bird could...
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    Hi from Tasmania

    Hello Ian and welcomr to the Forum from amother Aussie. I know what you mean about 'Heaven'! I visited the Galapagos many years ago and am glad to hear it still "Heaven". I used to be a sailor but am now rather elderly and have changed to motor power, We never did any trips as adventuresome as...
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    ID Help - Unknown Australian Kingfisher

    My guess is subspecies Vangans of the Sacred Kingfisher found in New Zealand
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    Tawny Frogmouths

    I was under the impression that they only took flying insects. Their beaks are so developed with wide open beak and associated whiskers as aids that I can't imagine then taking prey off the ground. I don't have any major books to hand to refer to (being in holiday mode!) but I accept that you...
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    Tawny Frogmouths

    A visiting friend was lying in bed waiting for sleep to arrive but started to count the calls of the Tawny Frogmouth while waiting. The longest series of 'oooms' was forty and the shortest nineteen. Then they stopped calling allowing her to go to sleep. I don't know what these birds live on...
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    Message from Yungaburra, Queensland, Australia

    I read this report on an Australian birding site and loved it so much that i decided to copy it here for all to enjoy. it is written by a wildlife tour operator on the Atherton Tableland, North Queensland. It sound a great place, so must try to get there sometime. :clap: > Rain fell, but not...
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    Black Currawong

    What a hefty bill it has. Lovely place. I can just smell the woodsmoke from the comfy lodge fire.
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    A hello from Adelaide, South Australia

    Welcome to the forum, Adrian, from sunny Byron Bay, NSW. You wlill have lots of interest here.
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