Bush Banding

Managed to get some banding done with the aid of Mavis Russell a visiting bander and old hand of the Obs so it was a real bonus having her around while i found my feet.

The shade house has bird bathes set up behind it so you can watch the bush birds come in to drink but also provides the perfect mist net site.

The Great bower birds (right) come in to drink mostly in the afternoons, along with Brown goshawks (below) which use the baths to drink, bathe and eat whatever's around !!!!!!!!!!




























Brown goshawk a nice male



The shade of the eucalypt cast on the picnic table provides a great banding station where we can band birds and show visitors staying at the observatory.





















more photos to follow of birds in the hand.............