Hakeas and Honeyeaters
At the moment around Broome we have Hakea macrocarpa flowering profusely. The trees will be flowering for a few months now and they are currently attracting a lot of birds and...
1 month ago - 10,000 Birds
Seeds
I bought my first plant for the garden, with my own money, when I was eight years old. I have no idea how I gathered enough money for the purchase, since I distinctly remember...
2 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
Auto Bird Feeder
I received an Auto Feeder the other day from Wingscapes , makers of an automatic bird feeder and a bird camera. Of course, I unpacked and assembled it immediately. Operating on...
4 monthes ago - Ornithology
Little Corellas in Broome
There are large flocks of Little Corellas in Broome that relocate both morning and evening. They mostly fly over the native bush out the back of our property, but when the...
5 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
Salvias and the Hummers that Love Them
During my time writing for 10,000 Birds, I have made no secret of my love for salvias - especially Michoacán's native salvias. In fact, I have nine species of salvias growing...
8 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
Brown Quail around Broome
We are lucky around Broome that we can quite easily observe Brown Quail. They like overgrown grassy areas and there are plenty of those areas around Broome. The environment at...
8 monthes ago - 10,000 Birds
Roadrunner- Meep Meep
Here's an award-winning grand prize photo. Photographers from all over the world entered more than 22,000 images into the Bird Photographer of the Year 2021 competition...
9 monthes ago - Ornithology
Birds Disappearing from Feeder in the Fall
I have received several emails lately from folks asking why the birds have disappeared from their feeder. Well, I could be a wise guy and say “How am I supposed to know?”...
9 monthes ago - Ornithology
Who's watching whom?
May 29th was my 63rd birthday, and I got the best birthday present possible. It rained! And it wasn't a passing shower; no, it was the kind of rain that suggested that our...
One year ago - 10,000 Birds
Best Bird of the Weekend
April tends to be one of those months that contain multitudes, at once as temperate as any spring or fall but then turning quickly to extremes. What is moderate in mid-April...
One year ago - 10,000 Birds
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Guide to Long Distance Binoculars
Guide to choosing the best high powered long distance binoculars to be used for land based observation. Most high lower bins are usually designed with astronomy in mind...
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During the year many, many binoculars arrive on my desk for testing and review. So at times even I can find it a little overwhelming as to which is best. This every year I...
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Bradt travel guide to Sri Lanka by Philip Briggs - review
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