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Hello from the Alice
Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 18:51
by desertbirds
Hi all,i`ve just joined the forum and i live in Alice Springs.I work at the Desert Park here and im interested in all feathered critters.I keep Lesser Red Brows,Orange Cheek waxbills and fawn Diamonds.I`ve been back into birds for about 5 years , i`ve found we have a great climate here(nearly a metre of rain this year) for breeding birds and i`ve had reasonable success with most species i`ve kept.Not many people keep and breed birds here so its a bit of a lonely hobby but i love it.My dad kept a lot of birds in Adelaide when i was growing up there, and we were fortunate enough to live acroos the road from the late Eric Baxter, who i still rate as a bit of a guru.I love Blue Caps but nearly did my back in carting termites and i found them very unforgiving if i ran out ,even when i got it right i produced nearly all cocks.My favourite species i`ve kept is the Lesser Redbrows.They are highly social,great parents and i reckon they are a stunning little finch.Hope to post some photos when i work out how lol.
Cheers
Jim
Re: Hello from the Alice
Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 18:58
by Buzzard-1
G'day and welcome desertbirds. Yes it's good if you can post pic's of your birds and set-up helps us get a feel of your area.
Re: Hello from the Alice
Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 19:31
by jusdeb
welcome
would love to see pics of your birds and of course those glorious sunsets only the Alice can make.
Re: Hello from the Alice
Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 20:36
by Lukec
G'day and welcome
Looking forward to seeing some pics of your birds and setup.
Re: Hello from the Alice
Posted: 21 Dec 2010, 20:40
by finchbreeder
Welcome to the Forum Jim. 1mtr of water in a year would have them digging out the boats round here. But I gather it was a pretty wet year for your part of the world.
LML
Re: Hello from the Alice
Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 08:01
by Jayburd
welcome
nice collection! can't wait to see the orange cheek waxbill pics
Re: Hello from the Alice
Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 08:08
by crazy cuban
welcome
cant wait to see the pics
Re: Hello from the Alice
Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 08:19
by Diane
Hi and welcome to the forum.
If you have any trouble loading your pics, you can always send them to me at
[email protected]
I will post them and change the post to your name so you can add your own wording.
Re: Hello from the Alice
Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 12:43
by COUNTRY CAPITAL
Welcome to the forum Desert.
I also can't wait to see pics of your birds.
Man, i thought i was isolated.... the red centre....good luck to you.
also jealous of your willpower to restrict youself to 3 species for at least 5 years!!!!
cc
Re: Hello from the Alice
Posted: 22 Dec 2010, 13:43
by snap_point
Welcome to the forum mate, looking forward to seeing some pics of your birds.