Jen,
The Beach Stone Curlews (Esacus giganteus) are more common up north but are getting rare at the southern end of their range. It should be the other way round if AGW was real.
We travel and camp in these sorts of small boats.
Jim (Sandy Straits, Queensland)
For the last three autumns, Lake Eyre in central Australia has received runoff from good flooding rains.
These photographs were taken by Rhyl as she flew from Quilpie to Birdsville to Lake Eyre in July 2010.
And the flood waters are arriving again this year. 
Wild flowers as a mass of yellow from the air.
A land of patterns, according to Rhyl. 
Click on each image for a better view.
Neil Hewett, who lives in the Daintree, posted on Orange-thighed Tree Frogs in October 2007. 
That blog post has gathered a couple of recent comments, including from Shane Panton near Coffs Harbour, NSW, claiming to have Orange-thighed frogs mating on his property …
https://jennifermarohasy.com.dev.internet-thinking.com.au/blog/2007/10/orange-thighed-tree-frogs/
And start here with planning for your holiday in North Queensland… http://www.ccwild.com/
THIS beautiful bird, a Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, has been sitting in a tree outside my study perhaps wondering when I am going to refill the bird-feeder with some bird seed. The few times I have walked outside this afternoon the bird has squarked, perhaps asking me to “fill it!”
Meanwhile I have been posting a couple of messages at the ‘Community Home’ page.
I am now asking you, particularly if you live in the vicinity of Mittagong to have a look here, and if you are a member of the Australian Environment Foundation to have a look here.
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos, Cacatua galerita, are very common where I live in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. It is not uncommon for a flock of perhaps 20 birds to strut about on my back lawn late in the afternoon before perching in a very tall nearby pine tree where they sleep at night.
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Update, January 31
OK. In response to requests from Janama and Bernard and the Bird, I’ve filled it!
THERE has still been no official confirmation, but it seems likely that the airbus that ditched into the Hudson River last week was brought down by one, two or several Canadian geese.
According to the New York Times: “The cause is still under investigation,” said Stephen Sigmund, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. But he said preliminary reports indicated that Flight 1549 was several miles out from La Guardia Airport, at 3,000 to 4,000 feet, when the pilot radioed that there had been a bird strike.”
Lots of praise has been heaped on the pilot for not losing a single passenger.
There has been some discussion in the mainstream media about the problem of geese getting in the way of aircraft and how populations of many bird species, particularly Canadian geese, have increased dramatically in recent years – but no congratulations for this achievement.
[Read more…] about More Birds in New York is Good News – Sorry about the Airbus
On Saturday I reported that 200 whales are trapped in ice in the Canadian Arctic.
Today I received photographs of one of the groups of Narwhal trapped in one of the 11 open holes.
The photographs were taken by Brian Koonoo.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.
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