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14 Honeyeater Migration - with Carol

Season 1, Ep. 14
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Learn about Yellow-faced Honeyeater migrations through the Blue Mountains and beyond, with experienced birdwatcher Carol Probets.


Carol Probets’ 25-year career as a birding guide began in 1994 when she decided to turn her passion into a job teaching beginners birdwatching classes. Since then she has introduced hundreds of people to birdwatching and guided countless Australian and international birders around the Blue Mountains, Capertee Valley and throughout NSW. Now semi-retired, she works freelance doing bird surveys and still can’t believe her luck getting paid to go birding. Carol is also a past President and current Vice-President of Blue Mountains Bird Observers and co-ordinates the annual honeyeater migration counts. Apart from birds, she is interested in all aspects of natural history and loves bushwalking, photography and good coffee.


Links:

* Carol on Twitter - @carolprobets

* Carol’s blog - lyreades.wordpress.com

* Blue Mountains Bird Observers - bmbo.org.au

* Birdlife Australia - Yellow-faced Honeyeater - www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/yellow-faced-honeyeater


Let's connect:

* Website - weekendbirder.com

* Instagram - @weekend.birder

* Facebook - @weekend.birder


🎧 Show notes and transcript - https://weekendbirder.com/podcast/

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🔊 Recordings by Marc Anderson are licenced from https://wildambience.com

🎵 Theme music is Swing Joyful Tune by Audiosphere


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