I was in a shop today and an elderley Gent was in the queue before me. He was buying about 6 loaves of bread. The shop assistant asked him if he was stocking up for winter the Old Gent’s face lit up as he said - ‘ I buy 18 loaves of bread [...]Brok said, The balance of nature requires that there should be raptors.They take and dispose of the diseased, the sick and the weak.Raptors like the beautiful sparrow hawk are as essential to the well being of the prey species as the lion is to the great herds of the African plain. The metabolism of birds [...]Hello, I have had a computer problem and then an internet problem. I can now read through all the comments and questions and will reply asap I’ve still been feeding the garden birds and enjoying seeing them in my garden
When we go to Sydney to visit family, we stay with our son and his family in Artarmon, several train station stops north of the Harbour Bridge. This area has many trees lining the streets, many more in gardens and there are several parks in the vicinity. While the birding is not great in terms [...]
On our recent visit to Sydney to stay with family, my wife and I took out an afternoon to visit the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden near St Ives. we’d been here on a number of other occasions and usually enjoyed the visit. The gardens are open daily from 8am to 5pm and are accessed off Mona [...]Unfortunately due to a technical fault with the internet line Bird Table News will not be updated for a few days. Trisha is really sorry and pulling her hair out as we speak. She looks forward to talking to you all very soon.
Review: Brushed by feathers: a year of birdwatching in the west by Frances Wood (2004, Fulcrum Publishing, Colorado). What a delightful book. I was given a copy by someone (a friend of a friend) who attended one of my bird talks. I am normally reluctant to let people lend me books to read, no matter [...]