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Birds - and the family tree

13/7/2013

 
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Still on leave (YAY!)  so I'll start with the bird lists (not so great with the cold):

Mon: babblers, y/f h/es, wrens, pardies, t-bills (str), fantail, kookas (H), ravens, rosies, spineys (courting)

Thursday (Strathalbyn): GW family (Mr, Mrs, kid), clogs, goldfinches (feeding on grasses), thornies (?), wattlebirds, plumes, 6 idiot wagtails feeding on road and who wouldn't move (LE=next car), "shadow birds and tweets" - no idea. Saw TWO butterflies (not sure which type) - in JULY???


Friday: y/f h/es, clogs, fantails, thornies (striated), spiney (H), shrikey (H), babblers, curras, wrens, pardies (H), sulphurs, ravens, rosies, Mrs/kid GW, pies, wattlebirds.

Saturday: wrens, pardies (H), fantails (H), GW (H) and saw kid (?), t-bills, spineys (H), shrikeys (H), pies, ravens, rosies, curras (H), y/f h/es, kookas (H). Still no RBFs. SAW 16 kangas - at least 3 joeys. Wrens at 3/8 dinking over the fresh earth mound. Sooooo cute!

PictureEarly morning, MtBS
Sunday: wrens, pardies (H), babblers, y/f h/es, pies, curras, spineys (H), kookas (H), t-bills - striated and little (?), ravens, fantail (H), wattlebirds, rosies. SAW 7 kangas incl 1 joey. Walked to Nixon Street, no sign of blue-faced h/e (Well, the bakery was closed and the pub wasn't open - why should they come out?)

Writing news: Editing, editing, editing on The Isthmus.

Other: Found some interesting history on our family's genealogy. I'm gathering up what information I need before I join the (excellent) group of ancestry websites.

Website: Working offline on the bird pages.

And the rain's been beautiful.

Happy writing
Bo
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Rain - at last! And a two week break

7/7/2013

 
PictureA pale winter sun, MtBS, before the rain
Holidays! Whoo hoo! Yes, I have two weeks break and it sure feels wonderful!

Winter has finally appeared! Rain, thunder, a bit of hail, and some sunshine have blessed our skies. So wonderful after the dry, although I'm never too keen on the cold weather.

Bird lists (not so great with the cold weather)
Saturday in fog, rain: ravens, y/f h/es, babblers, rosies, t-bills; HEARD: spiney, shrikey, fantails, pardies
Sunday in drizzle: fantail (buzzing - nest must be nearby), wrens, spiney (H), pardies (H), y/f h/es (buzzing), ravens, t-bills, rosies, babblers (H), sulphurs (H), kookas (H).

Writing news: I'm adding in a new female character to The Isthmus; special thanks to Martina for an excellent idea for a character trait.

Writers group:  The Crime Writers of South Australia met today to hear a superb lecture on forensic pathology from the amazing Dr Karen Heath. 
Wow!

Other: I'm working on tracing some of our family's genealogy, and about to start a crime classic by the great Dorothy L Sayers: The Nine Tailors. Cool.

More things to do: I'm working through a redesign of the webpages. The bird lists may go to a new page (time permitting - I need stretchable time!!).

Happy writing
Bo
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Night Parrot found? For the birdos

3/7/2013

 
Great birding news! A Holy (birding) Grail! Has the thought-to-be-extinct Night Parrot been found? Queensland researcher, John Young has provided photos and a movie to the experts. WOW! Check it out on the ABC Online website http://bit.ly/14pY6dQ

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    At the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, June 2012


    Author - Bo Henley

    I have two writing passions - crime fiction...and thrillers with a slight twist. Of course, if I tell you what the twists are, I'd have to kill you (see: The Crime Novels). There are rumours that I also write non-fiction with a science flavour, but I deny everything  (No, I don't. See: About Bo). And when I'm not writing, I LOVE reading (see: Bo is Reading).


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