It’s October already?
Nothing much happening besides work really…
Oh my!
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Burrup Peninsula, Dampier, Western Australia
Took this photo when I went looking for Aboriginal rock art and Painted Finches. Didn’t find any Painted Finches but saw and photographed some impressive rock art.
Sigh…
From my office window I can see a pair of Australian Wood Ducks with a duckling in tow. They have been roaming around the park across the road for the past few days. What a nice life…
Updated (again) Planes to Karratha
- Fokker 100 (Alliance Airlines);
- Boeing 737-400;
- British Aerospace 146;
- Boeing 717-200;
- Embraer E-Jets E-190 (Virgin Blue).
The Embraer E-Jets E-190 is the latest addition to the list…
A bit of an update
It has been a while since I have blogged anything so here is a bit of an update:
- Work has been insane (both in terms of difficulty and work load) recently, so much for the downturn (I guess that is a good thing for me);
- Went on my second pelagic bird watching trip (both have been off Hillarys in Western Australia), added two new birds to my life list but felt quite seasick…
- The model trains have been going well – starting to clean up sections of ugly wiring, fix dodgy sections of track etc. Adding bits and pieces to the collection (most of it second hand). Starting to work on the scenery a bit too.
Yellow-nosed Albatross (Diomedea (Thalassarche) chlororhynchos, race bassi).
SBS Ashes Coverage
I have been really enjoying the SBS Ashes coverage (although I have been only watching the first few hours of each day). The three Australian hosts have been entertaining and the Sky commentators in Wales have been excellent.
The only unusual aspect of the SBS coverage has been the advertisement breaks. Each one starts with a glimpse of one ad followed by a completely different ad played in full. Has anyone else noticed this? Is the first ad a mistake? Or is it a new subliminal advertising scheme because enough of the first ad is shown for you to know what it is?
You’ve got to love the Newton community…
Check this link out – the Apple Newton fights on!
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/06/impending-newton-y2k10-apocalypse-narrowly-averted.ars
I really need to get my Newton 2100 out and apply the patch – I now have my PowerMac 7500 set up as a dock for the Newton(s).
Late afternoon at the Zig-Zag
Kalamunda, WA, Australia.
Awesome birding at Flynn Road
I spent Saturday morning bird-watching with the BAWA crew at Flynn Road (The Lakes). I added seven birds to my life list, taking the total to 184. Here are the new additions:
- Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans);
- Dusky Woodswallow (Artamus cyanopterus);
- Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus ornatus);
- Crested (Western) Shrike-tit (Falcunculus leucogaster);
- Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta);
- Varied Sittella (Daphoenositta chrysoptera);
- Hooded Robin (Melanodryas cucullata).
It rained on and off for most of the morning but it was definitely worth it. While we could only locate a female Hooded Robin, close examination of the photographs confirmed it’s identity. This means I have now seen all five robins that frequent the south-west of Australia. The Crested Shrike-tit and the Restless Flycatcher were seen in close proximity near the spot we stopped for morning tea. With the assistance of Steve I located a group of Varied Sittellas working the bark of a tree over and got some very good views (and some photos that, while not brilliant, confirm the identity).
Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo
Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites basalis, Karratha, WA, Australia).