When I began surveying for The New Atlas of Australian Birds I was astonished that ticking ‘thornbill species’ wasn’t an option. If I wasn’t sure which kind of raven I had spotted I could tick ‘corvid species’ but somehow I had to learn to distinguish thornbills, and I had to learn quickly.
July 26th, 2019 | Tags: Acanthiza lineata, Acanthiza pusilla, Australia, bird photography, Birds, Brown Thornbill, differences, identification, Kim Wormald, Melbourne, nature, photography, Striated Thornbill | Category: Birds, Brown Thornbill, Striated Thornbill |
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Ethics Kim Wormald EFIAP/gold, GMAPS, SSVAPS is an internationally awarded ethical bird and wildlife photographer listed in the Who’s Who of Nature Photographers. She takes images of wild, unbaited birds without calling them in or using a flash. Prints are for sale or without cost for conservation purposes (with written approval). Lirralirra is updated on Fridays.
Kim acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which she lives and takes photographs. She pays respect to elders, past, present. Lirralirra is an indigenous word for fairywren.
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