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by Robert Ashdown
Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:05 pm
Forum: Autumn Within - 2013
Topic: Golden whistlers, Toowoomba
Replies: 0
Views: 950

Golden whistlers, Toowoomba

A male and female bird in back yard, 8am, 20 April 2013. Mary St, east Toowoomba
by Robert Ashdown
Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:04 pm
Forum: Autumn Within - 2013
Topic: Raptors over Toowoomba
Replies: 0
Views: 1001

Raptors over Toowoomba

Pair of Pacific Bazas doing display flight thing high over east Toowoomba heading east, 11am, 20 April 2013.

Peregrine falcon, late afternoon, heading back in direction of Bridge St quarry, 21 April 2013. Also seen doing same thing several times over last month.
by Robert Ashdown
Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:06 pm
Forum: Notifiable Species
Topic: Square-tailed Kite, Queen's Park, Toowoomba
Replies: 0
Views: 1105

Square-tailed Kite, Queen's Park, Toowoomba

Sunday 10/3/2013
Wide-spread and insistent raptor alert from the edge of the Toowoomba Botanic Gardens let us to spot the bird circling above Queen's Park, soaring, then flapping. Clear look at it. Observed for several minutes. With Rod Hobson, we had plenty of time to check the features.
by Robert Ashdown
Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:33 pm
Forum: Winter Within - 2012
Topic: satin bowerbirds in backyard
Replies: 3
Views: 1707

satin bowerbirds in backyard

Two male and four female satin bowerbirds in our, and neighbours', backyards on Saturday 2 June 2012. Males seemed to be checking out the blue pegs on the neighbour's hills' hoist, while the females seemed to be eating what appeared to be fungi, or some kind of tubular vegetables.
by Robert Ashdown
Fri Jun 08, 2012 7:29 pm
Forum: Winter Within - 2012
Topic: eastern spinebill in the garden
Replies: 2
Views: 1387

Eastern Spinebills

Several hanging around our yard in Mary Street, Toowoomba, from Friday 1 June to Saturday 2 June.
by Robert Ashdown
Mon May 07, 2012 12:03 pm
Forum: Autumn Within - 2012
Topic: Peregrine Falcon, Queens Park, Toowoomba
Replies: 0
Views: 750

Peregrine Falcon, Queens Park, Toowoomba

5/5/2012
11am

Peregrine circled above the Botanic Gardens, flapping to gain lift until very high, then rowed north at a great clip before stooping at speed and disappearing from view, perhaps onto the head of some unsuspecting pigeon or wandering backyard Chihuaha.
by Robert Ashdown
Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:14 pm
Forum: Summer Within - 2011-12
Topic: Peregrine Falcon, Queens Park, Toowoomba
Replies: 0
Views: 994

Peregrine Falcon, Queens Park, Toowoomba

Peregrine Falcon, Queens Park, 5.20pm, 22/2/2012
Spectacular sight, low through trees against dark grey skies, lit by western light, most impressive, complete panic among the Queens Park bird community (all other humans and dogs oblivious).
by Robert Ashdown
Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:32 pm
Forum: Summer Within - 2011-12
Topic: Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, Toowoomba
Replies: 0
Views: 919

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, Toowoomba

Flock of four over Mary Street - Toowoomba East State School, 5.30pm, 14/2/2012.
by Robert Ashdown
Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:25 pm
Forum: Summer Within - 2011-12
Topic: Brown Thornbill, backyard
Replies: 0
Views: 809

Brown Thornbill, backyard

Backyard, Mary Street, Toowoomba, gleaning insects in Ivory Curl Tree, a new species for my backyard. Saturday 3/2/2012.

I usually have enormous trouble with thornbills, but this one was calling constantly and I took careful note and listened to the tapes. We have Yellow-rumped about usually.
by Robert Ashdown
Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:38 pm
Forum: Summer Within - 2011-12
Topic: Raptors in Queens Park, Toowoomba
Replies: 0
Views: 861

Raptors in Queens Park, Toowoomba

Collared Sparrowhawk, 5pm, 2/2/2012
Peregrine Falcon, 5.30pm, 3/2/2012

Check out my blog for some interesting bird photos from some friends around the place!
by Robert Ashdown
Fri Feb 03, 2012 7:35 pm
Forum: Summer Within - 2011-12
Topic: Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, Queens Park, Toowoomba
Replies: 0
Views: 826

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, Queens Park, Toowoomba

Three Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos feeding in a pine tree in Queen's Park today, 5.30pm, seemed to be two adults and a juvenile. Lots of stripped pine cones on the ground that look to be several days old, so maybe they are hanging around.
by Robert Ashdown
Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:08 am
Forum: Summer Within - 2011-12
Topic: Satin Bowerbirds, east Toowoomba.
Replies: 0
Views: 868

Satin Bowerbirds, east Toowoomba.

Female bird corner (32) Arthur and Godfrey St, in exotic pines 9/12/2011. male bird Dunmore Street, 18/12/2011.
by Robert Ashdown
Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:57 pm
Forum: Summer Within - 2011-12
Topic: Red-tailed black cockatoos, Toowoomba
Replies: 0
Views: 901

Red-tailed black cockatoos, Toowoomba

Five red-tailed black cockatoos over Mary Street, near corner Bridge Street, 9am 18/12/2011.
by Robert Ashdown
Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:56 pm
Forum: Summer Within - 2011-12
Topic: Peregrine falcon dining on crested pigeon, Queens Park.
Replies: 0
Views: 841

Peregrine falcon dining on crested pigeon, Queens Park.

Male peregrine falcon hanging around Queen's park, late afternoon. Constant alarm call, caught a glimpse of it flying between camphor laurel trees before we found an eviscerated and headless crested pigeon on ground close to where we saw it flying, which I'm assuming was its meal. 5.30pm Wed 14/12/2...
by Robert Ashdown
Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:53 pm
Forum: Summer Within - 2011-12
Topic: Southern Boobook nesting (?), Queens Park
Replies: 0
Views: 878

Southern Boobook nesting (?), Queens Park

Southern Boobook sitting on edge of a hollow in camphor laurel in Queen's Park very close to the western end of the Botanical Gardens Christmas lights "spectacular", calling with a low, constant, fast "oom" sound (no, definitely not a tawny frogmouth). Could be nesting there by t...

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