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25.01.2022 Dave Hamilton was at yesterday's walk at Eden Farm with owner Richard Clarke and bird guide Catherine Young. He shared this lovely selection of group images from a great walk on a stunning slice of Bruny Island. #brunyislandbirdfestival #brunybirdfestival

25.01.2022 PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT WE WILL DELIVER IMMEDIATELY TO BE WITH YOU IN PLENTY TIME FOR A PERFECT GIFT FOR THE BIRD LOVER IN YOUR LIFE POST-FESTIVAL SWAG BAG - ONLY $50 (Worth $74)... Festival Tote Bag - Worth $12 Endemic Birds Teatowel - Worth $18 3 Round Bird Pins ( Our Choice) - Worth $6 3 Metal Bird Pins ( 1 Swift Parrot, 1 OBP, 1 Little Penguin ) - Worth $18 1 Car Sticker (Bruny Island / Swift Parrot ) - Worth $4 1 Endemic Birds Magnets (Can be swapped for a Red Parka Endemics Book if you prefer ) - Worth $16 A perfect Christmas gift for the bird lover in your life E-mail Cat at [email protected] to order and pay. (Postage - Can only send within Australia for this price - 1 Swag Bag = $8.50 postage, 2 bags = $11.50 postage, 3-6 Bags = $14.50 postage ) (If you are on Bruny - we will be at the Christmas Market on Saturday 8th at Adventure Bay )

24.01.2022 Question: How many time can I say Thank You in the one video. Answer: Still not enough times, because you are all the bee's knees P.s - Thank you... Video by Pademelon Creative - Thank you Brad

24.01.2022 So many wonderful environment and conservation groups joined in at the festival market day, including the excellent Landcare Tasmania

23.01.2022 Family Day has begun, Book Nook, Discovery Ranger, Facepainting, Raptor Rescue, Raffle and fabulous food from the Bruny School. All at Adventure Bay HQ - Come on Down

22.01.2022 Katherine was our fabulous Artist-In-Residence during the Bruny Island Bird Festival and now has an Avian exhibition coming up at the Salamanca Arts Centre in Hobart, do try to get along to see some of her fantastic work.

21.01.2022 If you live in Melbourne and would like to hear about the Bruny Island Bird Festival, one of our lovely 2018 attendees is giving a lecture on Tuesday Jan 22nd for Birdlife Melbourne. Alan and his wife Michelle were at a great many of last years Festival events and were a complete delight to meet. I know there were a lot of people from Melbourne at the Festival and many more planning to come to the 2020 Festival, so this would be a perfect way to connect with others. Thank you Alan, I hope it is a great evening. http://www.birdlifemelbourne.org.au/activities/

21.01.2022 The final events of the festival are underway and at Inala Nature Tours the launch of the new photography hide is about to occur with Chris Tzaros, Tonia Cochran, Bob Brown and Dave Watts all there to help take the inaugural shots.

20.01.2022 If you haven't had a chance to see the gatepost bird sculptures yet, here is a map to find them all. Some of them might not stay up forever, so do scoot around it the next few days if you can. Winner announced online later today... PDF TO DOWNLOAD https://www.brunybirdfestival.org.au//Bruny_Bird_Festival_ And do please support Bruny Island Honey when you stop to see their sculpture. (2184 Main Road) They have kindly donated some of their delicious produce for our farewell breakfast on the Monday.

20.01.2022 First Dog On The Moon just gave a wonderful lecture and opened the exhibition - he was fantastic. Thank you First Dog. And thank you for the wonderful beverages and delicious food provided by our sponsor Hotel Bruny and generous donor Bruny Island Cheese Co. & Bruny Island Beer Co. at the Art Exhibition at Adventure Bay Hall. Tonight is the quiz at the Bowls Club with Sean Dooley as MC - come see us at the blue HQ tent for available tickets.

19.01.2022 Tonight at the Louise Crossley Memorial Lecture with Bob Brown ( sold out ) we shall have a silent Auction with incredible items to bid on: Here are some of the fantastic available items. Thank you so much to the incredible generosity of those who donated these wonderful wonderful contributions to the festival.

17.01.2022 People are showing me the most fantastic photos they have taken so far during the festival, please do share them with the world. On facebook, on twitter and on instagram. https://twitter.com/BirdBruny... https://www.instagram.com/brunybirdfestival/

17.01.2022 What a fabulous time was had by all. We were smiled upon by weather, blessed by the Bruny Birdlife and invigorated by the incredible calibre and knowledge of the guides, presenters & creatives who attended. I hope you enjoyed the festival as much as we did. Many of you will have met or seen lovely Brad as he dashed around the festival filming as many events as he could over the four days. Here is a short compilation of his work for you to enjoy. ... Brad Moriarty - Pademelon Creative See more

16.01.2022 First Dog's warm feelings about birds may be disintegrating under his Spring onslaught of Starlings!

14.01.2022 The daily birdcount at 5.30pm at Adventure Bay Hall is bringing in some special birds not often seen on Bruny including the Black Fronted Dotterel photographed here by Lachlan John. Another lovely image by Lachlan is this wonderful large group of Hooded Plovers. Do share your own images online with the hashtag #brunybirdfestival and #brunyislandbirdfestival

13.01.2022 The winner of the People's Choice prize at the Bruny Island Bird Festival Art Exhibition is: Wendy Balding with her painting "Winter Forage - Grey Currajongs" Congratulations to Wendy and thank you to everyone who came to the exhibition over the four days, who voted for the people's choice and who purchased many of the fantastic works of art. Thank you to Kerry, Victoria and all the other wonderful volunteers who worked so hard to make the exhibition such a fantastic success... and an enormous thank you to the hilarious and inspiring First Dog On The Moon for officially opening the Festival exhibition. If you felt energised to start getting creative yourself, it is never to early to start thinking about your entries to the 2020 Festival

09.01.2022 Tomorrow Night - Adventure Bay on Bruny - A fantastic night WHERE SONG BEGAN - TASMANIA TOUR BRUNY ISLAND - Sunday 27th January, 7pm Adventure Bay Hall... Two of Australia's most adventurous classical musicians, Simone Slattery (violin) and Anthony Albrecht (cello), are touring Tasmania in January performing their beautiful multimedia show, Where Song Began. Based on Tim Low's bestselling book, this performance tells the story of the evolution of song, featuring music spanning 300 years, stunning visual projections and an immersive soundscape. The experience has been described as "like being sung to by the country". ... 'Where Song Began’ is a musical celebration of Australia’s birds and how they shaped the world. Inspired by leading ornithologist Tim Low’s award-winning book, this 50-minute performance explores the Australian origins of song, ‘the birds that can sing’. Such is their evolutionary significance, ‘one may ask whether human music would have reached the heights it has, had the first songbird not sung in an Australian rainforest.’ Accessible for all ages, this work encourages the audience to contemplate the origin of song and the importance of Australia's rich and colourful bird history. The program includes music spanning 300 years, from Johann Heinrich Schmelzer and J.S. Bach to Arvo Pärt and new Australian works, enhanced by a film of evocative visual projections, and an immersive soundscape. About the performers: Simone Slattery was recently awarded a PhD in Music Performance from the University of Adelaide and performs regularly with Australia’s finest ensembles. Anthony Albrecht is an Australian graduate of The Juilliard School’s Historical Performance program and is now based in London. Bookings can be made online www.wheresongbegan or email or phone me on the contacts below. You can book ahead and pay at the door but please do book so the show can go ahead. $25 per person $20 concession U/18 $5 Marg Graham Secretary BIEN Inc P (03) 62932034 WWW.bien.org.au Performance length: 60 minutes without interval, including a Q&A

08.01.2022 The bird that permeated every event at the festival with a wonderful feeling of elation and emotion was the fabulous Swift Parrot. Flocks of them swung above our heads in formation, their calls were loud enough to cause speakers to have to raise their voices in the marquees and their very presence was a balm to the soul of all who saw them and who understood how wonderful it was for them to be breeding in the safe haven of Bruny Island. Thank you to the Swift Parrots for com...ing, thank you to the Blue Gums for flowering, thank you to everyone for attending, thank you to the weather gods who smiled on us all throughout the festival. Thank you to the generosity of the speakers, guides and presenters. Thank you to the invaluable volunteers, thank you to the kind donations that come from near and far, thank you to the partners of the festival ( Inala Nature Tours , BirdLife Tasmania and Bruny Island Environment Network ), thank you to the many supporters and sponsors, especially Gold Sponsors ( Hotel Bruny Bruny Island Cider and Pennicott Wilderness Journeys ) THANK YOU ALL ! Video by Brad Moriarty Pademelon Creative (Enormous thanks to Brad for all his recording of events over the 4 days, a festival video will follow in the next month )

06.01.2022 Sean Dooley of BirdLife Australia and Tonia Cochran of Inala Nature Tours took a keen group of birders around Inala this afternoon on a wonderful short tour as part of Bruny Island Bird Festival where they saw great birds, discussed conservation issues and learnt all about the Backyard Birdcount that will take place this coming week. Image by Brad Moriarty ( Pademelon Creative )

04.01.2022 POST-FESTIVAL SWAG BAG - ONLY $50 (Worth $74) Festival Tote Bag - Worth $12 Endemic Birds Teatowel - Worth $18 3 Round Bird Pins ( Our Choice) - Worth $6... 3 Metal Bird Pins ( 1 Swift Parrot, 1 OBP, 1 Little Penguin ) - Worth $18 1 Car Sticker (Bruny Island / Swift Parrot ) - Worth $4 1 Endemic Birds Magnets (Can be swapped for Endemics Book if you prefer ) - Worth $16 A perfect Christmas gift for the bird lover in your life E-mail Cat at [email protected] to order and pay. (Postage - Can only send within Australia - 1 Swag Bag = $8.50 postage, 2 bags = $11.50 postage, 3-6 Bags = $14.50 postage )

03.01.2022 A shout out to all you wonderful bird artists. There will be an exhibition of a range of Swift Parrot artworks at the Swift Parrot rally on Saturday in Hobart - if you have an image of the Swift Parrot that you would like to contribute, please get in touch with [email protected]. https://www.bobbrown.org.au/event_290920

02.01.2022 A Very Very Happy New Year to you all. Here is a fantastic event being hosted by Bruny Island Environment Network to begin the New Year with wonderful music and joy. WHERE SONG BEGAN - TASMANIA TOUR BRUNY ISLAND - Sunday 27th January, 7pm... Adventure Bay Hall Two of Australia's most adventurous classical musicians, Simone Slattery (violin) and Anthony Albrecht (cello), are touring Tasmania in January performing their beautiful multimedia show, Where Song Began. Based on Tim Low's bestselling book, this performance tells the story of the evolution of song, featuring music spanning 300 years, stunning visual projections and an immersive soundscape. The experience has been described as "like being sung to by the country". ... 'Where Song Began’ is a musical celebration of Australia’s birds and how they shaped the world. Inspired by leading ornithologist Tim Low’s award-winning book, this 50-minute performance explores the Australian origins of song, ‘the birds that can sing’. Such is their evolutionary significance, ‘one may ask whether human music would have reached the heights it has, had the first songbird not sung in an Australian rainforest.’ Accessible for all ages, this work encourages the audience to contemplate the origin of song and the importance of Australia's rich and colourful bird history. The program includes music spanning 300 years, from Johann Heinrich Schmelzer and J.S. Bach to Arvo Pärt and new Australian works, enhanced by a film of evocative visual projections, and an immersive soundscape. About the performers: Simone Slattery was recently awarded a PhD in Music Performance from the University of Adelaide and performs regularly with Australia’s finest ensembles. Anthony Albrecht is an Australian graduate of The Juilliard School’s Historical Performance program and is now based in London. Bookings can be made online www.wheresongbegan or email or phone me on the contacts below. You can book ahead and pay at the door but please do book so the show can go ahead. $25 per person $20 concession U/18 $5 Marg Graham Secretary BIEN Inc P (03) 62932034 WWW.bien.org.au Performance length: 60 minutes without interval, including a Q&A

02.01.2022 The winners of the Big Bird Quiz night were the 'Dodos' made up of Bob Graham, Marg Graham, David Hamilton and Catherine Young. They played the long game, hiding in the quiz pack until half way through the night, when they began their fierce push for the front, gaining the lead one round from the end and then retaining their grip through the last dramatic minutes to clinch victory. A well deserved win! Marg is seen here claiming her fabulous prize pack from Sean Dooley aka... 'The Flaming Galah' 2nd place went to 'Ptero-know-ma' Joint 3rd place to 'We're Choughed' and 'The Air Sac's' Other fantastic Quiz names that night were: Scrub Tit Scrubbers / Spangled Drongos / Babblers / Wangoratta Warblers and the Ring (neck) ins / Turbo Chooks / Twitcher and the Dudes / The Bristle-thighted Birders / Raven Lunatics / Squabs / Noisy Miners / North Bruny Swifties / Frightfully Hawkward / Soar Like an Eagle / Puzzled Pardalotes / and Boobooks Thank you to all for a wonderful evening and thank you to our hilarious crimson host, the spectacular Sean Dooley from BirdLife Australia

01.01.2022 The Festival Market Day begins in an hour at Adventure Bay.(10am - 2pm) Over 30 incredible stalls with outstanding bird and nature themed products for sale. Now is your moment to buy all the birthday and christmas gifts you need to get you through the year. Some stall holders may have card facilities, but do bring cash if you can ( ATM in the Adventure Bay store) Food and Coffee on site... Special mention to Red Parka who will have a stall at the market and have been fantastically generous sponsors of the festival. You will see Jennifer's fabulous artwork all around the HQ area.