http://www.aviceda.org/wp Tom & Marie Tarrants' adventures with wildlife. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 05:33:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today whilst trying to film White-eared Monarchs on a gorgeous Queensland winters-day near Dayboro I noticed a couple of large birds passing overhead, to my astonishment a pair of Wedge-tailed Eagles fell out of the sky and landed in the middle of a pond, they were talon-grappling and must ... http://www.aviceda.org/wp/archives/84 Please click on thumbnails for larger versions This trip was conceived in the early part of 2008 with the intention of making the most of the cheap airfares from Brisbane to Fiji. We found that by travelling by air from Nadi to Savusavu on Vanua Levu (second-largest Fiji Island) we could ... http://www.aviceda.org/wp/archives/39 As 2007 was our 'milestone' year (lots of anniversaries!) we decided to use the new cheap-fares as an excuse for a short-trip to Fiji. Although birding was our main priority we also felt a need to explore the undersea world of the coral reef and go snorkelling, basically we ... http://www.aviceda.org/wp/archives/38 Finally managed to upgrade our (Menalto) Galleries, using the 'Carbon' theme. Not only is it possible to view still-images but you can also open movie-clips in a gallery. Go to the Gallery now! I've also uploaded a large number of Australian and New Zealand images to our Picasa Galleries.     http://www.aviceda.org/wp/archives/37   Just returned from a lightning trip to 'Bowra' our favourite Outback birding destination for the Easter break. Situated just outside Cunnamulla, it is a 1700km round trip from Brisbane so two days are required for the drive! We were accompanied by Mike and Linda Lewis (birding-mates from the Dayboro area)   As ... http://www.aviceda.org/wp/archives/36 Last weekend we returned to one of our favourite destinations, Lady Elliot Island at the southern-end of the Great Barrier Reef. We travelled up with our old friends Graham & Liz, who live in Jimboomba, south of Brisbane. We arrived at Hervey Bay Airport and caught the 10.40am flight to the ... http://www.aviceda.org/wp/archives/25 A clip from Malaysia, taken at Kuala Selangor in Sept 1997. If you enjoy this take a look at the Videolist [googlevideo]3630450913892362141[/googlevideo] http://www.aviceda.org/wp/archives/16 Finally got the Google-Video links to work. To see more (....over 300 more!) go to the Videolist 1876281988212354786 http://www.aviceda.org/wp/archives/12 This is our first post and I'm trying to write this whilst discussing the benefits of the upstairs or downstairs shower! Thought I would start the ball-rollin' with a nice shot of an Eastern Spinebill photographed at Samsonvale Cemetery, on 9th July. http://www.aviceda.org/wp/archives/4