Identify little brown birds using 'bird topography'.

This episode is about how to identify common little brown birds by looking at their body parts, and the joys of birdwatching in Royal National Park in Sydney.

Ricki Coughlan is a bird guide and nature educator with a particular interest in the behaviour and ecology of the Acanthizids - “Little Brown Birds”. She runs courses and workshops for birders and nature lovers and facilitates the occasional citizen science project, including the Boat Harbour Shorebird Study Group. Ricki studied Ornithology at Charles Sturt University, has been a Warden at BirdLife Australia Broome Bird Observatory and an avian consultant for a number of NSW Coastal Councils.

Links:

* Ricki's website - aussiewild.com.au

* Ricki on Facebook - @ricki.coughlan

* Ricki on Instagram - @aussie_wild_australian_birding

* Ricki on Twitter - @RickiCoughlan

* Book - Compact Australian Bird Guide - www.publish.csiro.au/book/7916/

* Book - Where Song Began - www.timlow.com/where-song-began/

* Book - Birds of Eucalypt Forests and Woodlands: Ecology, Conservation, Management (1985) - by Alan Keast, Hugh Ford and Denis Saunders and Harry Recher

Let's connect:

* Website - weekendbirder.com

* Instagram - @weekend.birder

* Facebook - @weekend.birder

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