Comments on: IMD3 - Adventure doesn’t start at midday! http://tomandzoe.com/log/2007/07/imd3-adventure-doesnt-start-at-midday/ tales of life from North Queensland, Australia Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:15:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: tom http://tomandzoe.com/log/2007/07/imd3-adventure-doesnt-start-at-midday/#comment-18386 tom Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:39:39 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=732#comment-18386 Good Job. My new vicarious ticks would've been red-backed kingfisher, ground shrike and masked woodswallow. Good Job. My new vicarious ticks would’ve been red-backed kingfisher, ground shrike and masked woodswallow.

]]> By: timtim http://tomandzoe.com/log/2007/07/imd3-adventure-doesnt-start-at-midday/#comment-18385 timtim Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:44:51 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=732#comment-18385 Here are my birds so far; 1. little black and 2. pied cormorant, 3. Australian pelican, 4. Jabiru, 5. Brolga, 6. cattle, 7. eastern reef (light and 59. dark forms) and 8. great egret, 9. mangrove heron, 10. straw necked and 11. sacred ibis, 12. brahminy, 13. black and 14. whistling kites, 15. white breasted sea and 16. wedge tailed eagles, 17. orange footed scrubfowl, 18. masked lapwing (northern and 60.eastern), 19. silver gull, 20. peaceful, 21. bar shouldered, 22. spotted turtle, 23. diamond and 24. toressian doves, 25. red tailed black, 26. yellow tailed black and 27. sulphur crested cockatoos, 28. galah, 29. little corella, 30. rainbow lorikeets (red collared and 61. eastern), 31. red winged parrot, 32. cockatiel, 33. northern rosella, 34. pheasant coucal, 35. long tailed koel, 36. blue winged and 37. laughing kookaburra, 38. sacred and 39. red backed kingfisher, 40. rainbow bee eater, 41. ground and 42. black faced cuckoo shrike, 43. cicadabird, 44. northern fantail, 45. willy wagtail, 46. red backed wren, 47. silver crowned friar bird, 48. blue faced honey eater, 49. noisy miner, 50. double barred and 51. crimson finch, 52. figbird (northern), 53. magpie lark, 54. black faced and 55. masked woodswallow, 56. Australian magpie, 57. great bowerbird (in bower) and 58. toressian crow… 62. Here are my birds so far; 1. little black and 2. pied cormorant, 3. Australian pelican, 4. Jabiru, 5. Brolga, 6. cattle, 7. eastern reef (light and 59. dark forms) and 8. great egret, 9. mangrove heron, 10. straw necked and 11. sacred ibis, 12. brahminy, 13. black and 14. whistling kites, 15. white breasted sea and 16. wedge tailed eagles, 17. orange footed scrubfowl, 18. masked lapwing (northern and 60.eastern), 19. silver gull, 20. peaceful, 21. bar shouldered, 22. spotted turtle, 23. diamond and 24. toressian doves, 25. red tailed black, 26. yellow tailed black and 27. sulphur crested cockatoos, 28. galah, 29. little corella, 30. rainbow lorikeets (red collared and 61. eastern), 31. red winged parrot, 32. cockatiel, 33. northern rosella, 34. pheasant coucal, 35. long tailed koel, 36. blue winged and 37. laughing kookaburra, 38. sacred and 39. red backed kingfisher, 40. rainbow bee eater, 41. ground and 42. black faced cuckoo shrike, 43. cicadabird, 44. northern fantail, 45. willy wagtail, 46. red backed wren, 47. silver crowned friar bird, 48. blue faced honey eater, 49. noisy miner, 50. double barred and 51. crimson finch, 52. figbird (northern), 53. magpie lark, 54. black faced and 55. masked woodswallow, 56. Australian magpie, 57. great bowerbird (in bower) and 58. toressian crow… 62.

]]> By: timtim http://tomandzoe.com/log/2007/07/imd3-adventure-doesnt-start-at-midday/#comment-18384 timtim Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:44:34 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=732#comment-18384 IYD1 (international year of domination) or IDD1 (international decade of domination). yes I have a few birds to display, maybe you can have some vicarious ticks if you haven't seen them all already IYD1 (international year of domination) or IDD1 (international decade of domination). yes I have a few birds to display, maybe you can have some vicarious ticks if you haven’t seen them all already

]]> By: tom http://tomandzoe.com/log/2007/07/imd3-adventure-doesnt-start-at-midday/#comment-18382 tom Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:58:39 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=732#comment-18382 I haven't been very dominant this month - although I've ticked 8 new birds and built a track bike, I haven't done any push-ups or got much closer to touching my toes. This year, I'm considering extending IMD into September - kinda a 'double or nothing - ante up - approach'... I haven’t been very dominant this month - although I’ve ticked 8 new birds and built a track bike, I haven’t done any push-ups or got much closer to touching my toes.

This year, I’m considering extending IMD into September - kinda a ‘double or nothing - ante up - approach’…

]]> By: timtim http://tomandzoe.com/log/2007/07/imd3-adventure-doesnt-start-at-midday/#comment-18381 timtim Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:43:16 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=732#comment-18381 Ok so last night I did 325 push ups to take me to 2505 for the month, I did try to go for the 100 in a row but hit the wall at 60. I think it is harder than I thought. I am going in sets of 40 now so things are on the up. Ok so last night I did 325 push ups to take me to 2505 for the month, I did try to go for the 100 in a row but hit the wall at 60. I think it is harder than I thought. I am going in sets of 40 now so things are on the up.

]]> By: timtim http://tomandzoe.com/log/2007/07/imd3-adventure-doesnt-start-at-midday/#comment-18326 timtim Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:50:49 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=732#comment-18326 I am in the process of putting together a slide show to display my IMD, this is definitely where a new place helps out. Everything you do is potentially dominant. Like taking a photo of a Striated Heron on the waterfront today I happened to capture launching into the air and then a moment later with a gar fish in his mouth. Survival of the fittest Darwin style!! I am in the process of putting together a slide show to display my IMD, this is definitely where a new place helps out. Everything you do is potentially dominant. Like taking a photo of a Striated Heron on the waterfront today I happened to capture launching into the air and then a moment later with a gar fish in his mouth. Survival of the fittest Darwin style!!

]]> By: Benwah http://tomandzoe.com/log/2007/07/imd3-adventure-doesnt-start-at-midday/#comment-18269 Benwah Sun, 19 Aug 2007 09:21:35 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=732#comment-18269 How is everyone tracking? Marathon training is back on track, returned from 30KM of running in the rain. Done a lot more riding this month with Kangeroo valley, rides to work and watsons bay the other night. Push ups have gone of the rails a bit and I still haven't made a new friend. How is everyone tracking?

Marathon training is back on track, returned from 30KM of running in the rain.

Done a lot more riding this month with Kangeroo valley, rides to work and watsons bay the other night.

Push ups have gone of the rails a bit and I still haven’t made a new friend.

]]> By: tom http://tomandzoe.com/log/2007/07/imd3-adventure-doesnt-start-at-midday/#comment-17807 tom Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:36:09 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=732#comment-17807 Carl says: Well folks I have just got back from a few days in Sydney including a day out at Barren Grounds NR and managed to see Rock Warbler, Pilotbird, Estern Bristlebird (I even saw the bristles I was that close) and a very tame Long-nosed Potoroo. This brings my tally of Aussie bird species to 599. If only I had managed to find a Red-whiskered Bulbul I would have reached my target. Mind you an introduced feral probably isn't the right bird to celebrate my 600 milestone with anyway! YLM - you'd better make it 11 birds! I found the Blue-faced Parrot-finch on a small track opposite Sides Rd on the Mossman Mt Molloy Rd (S16 37.084 E145 19.418). Actually we found 4 feeding groups there. It appears rather than the BfPf disappearing during the cooler months from Mt Lewis as some people seem to think they in fact just move down to lower altitudes. Cheers, Carl Carl says:

Well folks I have just got back from a few days in Sydney including a day out at Barren Grounds NR and managed to see Rock Warbler, Pilotbird, Estern Bristlebird (I even saw the bristles I was that close) and a very tame Long-nosed Potoroo.

This brings my tally of Aussie bird species to 599. If only I had managed to find a Red-whiskered Bulbul I would have reached my target. Mind you an introduced feral probably isn’t the right bird to celebrate my 600 milestone with anyway!

YLM - you’d better make it 11 birds! I found the Blue-faced Parrot-finch on a small track opposite Sides Rd on the Mossman Mt Molloy Rd (S16 37.084 E145 19.418). Actually we found 4 feeding groups there.

It appears rather than the BfPf disappearing during the cooler months from Mt Lewis as some people seem to think they in fact just move down to lower altitudes.

Cheers,

Carl

]]> By: Andy James http://tomandzoe.com/log/2007/07/imd3-adventure-doesnt-start-at-midday/#comment-17691 Andy James Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:14:18 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=732#comment-17691 I am going to write my PhD up in a month, and touch my toes, and do 100 press ups, after every additional 100 words. I am going to write my PhD up in a month, and touch my toes, and do 100 press ups, after every additional 100 words.

]]> By: IMD III - challenge yourself! « puku http://tomandzoe.com/log/2007/07/imd3-adventure-doesnt-start-at-midday/#comment-17581 IMD III - challenge yourself! « puku Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:27:11 +0000 http://tomandzoe.com/log/?p=732#comment-17581 [...] IMD III - challenge yourself! many may not be aware, but August is the International Month of Domination. why? and how? well… we’re not too sure. 3 years ago Dr Tom (who was just plain Tom back then) decided that August would be the month in which to challenge oneself, to set some goals and work one’s little everything off to achieve them, if just for one month. the month to DOMINATE ! (click for more details). the idea has since taken off, and all year IMD is discussed as the time to take on a daunting task. [...] [...] IMD III - challenge yourself! many may not be aware, but August is the International Month of Domination. why? and how? well… we’re not too sure. 3 years ago Dr Tom (who was just plain Tom back then) decided that August would be the month in which to challenge oneself, to set some goals and work one’s little everything off to achieve them, if just for one month. the month to DOMINATE ! (click for more details). the idea has since taken off, and all year IMD is discussed as the time to take on a daunting task. [...]

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