A Sandy Beach Almanac



You've landed at Sandy Beach, NSW, Australia: Lat. -30.15331, Long. 153.19960, UT +10:00 – local map & zoom Google map. I live in a cabin on this beach, 25 kilometres north of the traffic and shops of Coffs Harbour, 600 km north of Sydney. My intention is to post observations of Nature and life within 1 km (1,000 paces) of my South Pacific home.

 

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Monday, August 08, 2005

Australian Geographic on Gouldians: 'Winged jewels'

Regular readers will know I'm a Gouldian nut ... I live with two Gouldian finches (John and Elizabeth Gould) that fly free in my house.

The cover of this month's Australian Geographic is superbo (must ask the newsagent to save me a poster), and here's the cover story:

Australian Geographic: Winged jewels

" ... The beneficiary of Mike’s extraordinary generosity is the Gouldian finch, one of the planet’s most beautiful creatures and one of Australia’s most endangered birds. Research into the species’ decline has been under way in Australia for some 20 years ..."

Pip Wilson posted item above at 10:25 PM | Permalink Blogroll

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