@@birdwatchingse-qld2253 Thank you, I just 'liked' the page. Only issue is 100's of people have said they're interested in the bird walk? Looks amazing but hopefully the walks can be a lot more intimate.
Hello Rob! My husband and I will be visiting from the U.S. We are really enjoying your videos while trying to become familiar with the birds we will be seeing. You do a great job with pictures & commentary!!
Glad you both find them helpful. You'll be in for a birding treat visiting Australia (IMO Brisbane is the best city to visit, but I'm biased). Have a great time 😊
Enjoying listening to your videos , I find them very informative, I started bird watching in the last 6 months, thanking you for being easy to listen to
Rainbow Lorikeets will pretty much eat everything. Seeds (mostly sunflower, sometimes millet), grass seeds, sap from certain trees in spring, pollen and nectar, clover greens, been known to eat grubs/caterpillars, and even minced beef. If they were confined to only nectar, they'd die out in one season. They love apple. And I've seen them eat grapes and certain berries. They are parrots.
as a brissie local. I adore these videos! so cool to get a new perspective on places I've been before - I'm definitely starting to get into birding!! can't wait to do wellington point 😄
Hi Bill, I use a (bridge) Nikon p950 and handheld. I find tri and monopods are too hard to maneuver in situations where the birds are moving all over the place. Can't they just stay still!? 🤣
Thank you. I specialise in long-form video so I don't have an IG. But I have a FB page where members of the group regularly post photos from our walks. facebook.com/BirdsSEQLDMeetup?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Hi Mark, most of the shore/waders and seabirds (eg terns) in this video are migratory and typically are found in Australia during the non-breeding season (we can't claim them all to ourselves). Many of the other birds in the video only occur in Australia (they're endemic). Hope this helps
Good question. My nemesis birds are the Square-tailed Kite and Ground Cuckooshrike (of which, I've heard but never seen). Both are not rare but always seem to disappear or move on before I get a satisfying look. Three birds I particularly want to see are the Yellow-rumped Mannikin, Hooded Parrot and Purple-crowned Fairywren, I missed them last time I visited the NT. And I haven't been on a trip to Northern QLD (Cape York) yet, so there's a bunch of species up there to see. The main one being the Palm Cockatoo. Are there any species you are chasing?
Thank you for that detailed response. I hope you put eyes, and ears, on these birds soon. I live in Central Florida so there are a number of northern birds that only pass through here on migration I really want to see for the first time, like the cerulean warbler. But there are many American birds I'll have to go north and West to see, like the Connecticut and Mourning warbler, evening grosbeak, pygmy nuthatch, and American dipper. That's not to mention the hummingbirds and owls. Us birders, our lists are long :).
Another great video, thanks Rob. I was pleased to see you ID three different terns, I really find them difficult to work out! Also surprised me that you found Striped Honeyeaters right on the coast. I think the story of the pelican taking a small dog is our birder equivalent of an urban myth as I also have heard it from reputedly reliable sources...hmmm🤨
Terns are tricky! Particularly because non-breeding and young terns often lack the bill colour. Whenever I travel interstate I have to check which terns are in that area, as not to get tripped up in ID. I saw my first Striped Honeyeater at Bondall Wetlands, which is close to Nudgee Beach. They seem to do pretty well along the coast here. As for the dog, I can imagine it wouldn't go down without a fight. The pelican would also have to grab it somehow (maybe it was swimming?). It would be interesting to setup as a science experiment, lol.
I'm surprised to see it so quiet there. Even mid-week there's usually a lot more people. You didn't mention the Osprey nest up the road from the point, but I see you have it in your list.
Yeah it was quite early. By the time I got back, most of the crowd were at the beach side starting the walk. I saw the Osprey but it wasn't home for me too film when I got to that point. Next time 👍
Thanks from a former marine park ranger Moreton Bay. Killing time until the tide goes out. Edit: Your comment about dogs made me check. No dogs allowed on the King Island Conservation Park (the land bit) and dogs on the sand bar between the mainland and the island (is in the Moreton Bay Marine Park) must be on a lead and under control so as not to chase or disturb shorebirds. Plenty of info on the DESI website re this.
I was hoping to see an Eastern Curlew when filming but most are still away for the breeding season. An excuse for me to visit again later in the year 🙂
Hi. I use a Nikon P950. It's lightweight and makes handheld filming so much more comfortable (compared to a heavier DSLR or mirrorless). Thanks for watching 🙂
When I see these videos I always wonder if it's just going to be noisy miners, ibis and crows but then it doesn't disappoint. I haven't been to king island in years
