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The Birds of North Head & AGM

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Our meeting on Tuesday November 16 had something for everyone – an interesting guest speaker and our AGM.     Our guest speaker was Matthew Taylor from Bush Heritage Australia. He is the President of the North Head Sanctuary Foundation. Matthew described himself as a general naturalist with a fondness for birds, the only creatures he can reliably identify - on a good day!   His Day Job is fundraising for Bush Heritage, a conservation organisation. He gave an interesting presentation on the Birds of North Head and provided a good insight on this natural habitat on our doorstep.     Whilst many of us had visited North Head and enjoyed the walks and scenery, Matthew explained the variety of bird habitats  •        Heathland / Shrubland including Eastern Suburbs Banksia Shrub. •        Open forest •        Littoral rainforest •        Beach/Harbour foreshore •        Built environment / exotic plantings •        Oceanic