by Peter Rowland | Friday, August 21, 2015 | Birds, Cairns, Cassowary, Photography, Queensland, Scrubfowl
Just back from a quick trip up to Cairns (Nth Queensland, Australia). It truly is a magnificent place to visit – at the right time of year. I took my new 400mm/2.8 Nikon lens for a decent try out. It just fitted in the carry on baggage, when attached to the...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, July 1, 2015 | Birds, My (Little) Big Year
June marks the half way point in my (Little) Big Year. At the end of May I was still a whopping 231 species short of my primary target of 400 Australian bird species for the 2015 calendar year, and 42 short of my secondary target of 50 new Australian bird species for...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, June 1, 2015 | Birds, My (Little) Big Year, New South Wales, Photography, Queensland
Rapidly approaching the half way stage of the year and my goal of seeing 400 Australian bird species in the 2015 calendar year is looking very shaky! My secondary goal of adding 50 new Australian species to my life list looking even more in trouble, but I was hopeful...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, May 1, 2015 | Birds, Family, Garden, My (Little) Big Year, New South Wales, Wetlands
My first attempt at a (Little) Big Year has hit the skids a little. My goal was 400 Australian bird species for the year but, as of the end of March, I had seen only 129. My other goal was to see 50 new Australian bird species for my life list, and I had only seen 8....
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, April 1, 2015 | Birds, My (Little) Big Year, New South Wales, Parrots
For those who missed reading my first post on the subject. After watching the movie The Big Year starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson, I (Peter) have decreed that 2015 will be my first attempt at a (Little) Big Year. So far this year I have seen 122...
