Cuckoos of Tasmania (and elsewhere) – Sue Jones

<p><!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"elements":{"link":{"color":{"text":"var:preset|color|awb-color-5"}}},"typography":{"textTransform":"none","fontStyle":"normal","fontWeight":"700","fontSize":"33px"}},"textColor":"awb-color-5"} --></p> <p class="has-awb-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color" style="font-size:33px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:none"><strong>Time and Place</strong></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"23px"}}} --></p> <p style="font-size:23px">Thursday 5th September<br />7.15 pm for a 7.30 pm start <br />UTAS Sandy Bay Campus in the Law Building Seminar Room (Room 132)</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"elements":{"link":{"color":{"text":"var:preset|color|awb-color-5"}}},"typography":{"textTransform":"none","fontStyle":"normal","fontWeight":"700","fontSize":"33px"}},"textColor":"awb-color-5"} --></p> <p class="has-awb-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color" style="font-size:33px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:none"><strong>About </strong></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"23px"}}} --></p> <p style="font-size:23px">Emeritus Professor Sue Jones<strong> </strong>Biological Sciences, will talk on Cuckoos of Tasmania (and elsewhere) </p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"23px"}}} --></p> <p style="font-size:23px">Each spring, Tasmania welcomes four species of cuckoo that migrate to our island for breeding after spending the cooler months at higher latitudes. All four species – Pallid Cuckoo, Australian Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Shining Bronze-Cuckoo and Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo – are ‘brood parasites’. </p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"23px"}}} --></p> <p style="font-size:23px">In this talk, we will find out how to identify these cuckoos, learn about their general ecology and, finally, unpack what it means to be a brood parasite. </p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"elements":{"link":{"color":{"text":"var:preset|color|awb-color-5"}}},"typography":{"fontSize":"33px"}},"textColor":"awb-color-5"} --></p> <p class="has-awb-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color" style="font-size:33px"><strong>Registration for non-members</strong></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"23px"}}} --></p> <p style="font-size:23px">Non-members are welcome, and registration is optional. You may email Fiona on enquiries@tasfieldnats.org.au if you wish to attend or click on the Register button to the right. </p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"23px"}}} --></p> <p style="font-size:23px">If you think that the club is a good fit for you and you would like to regularly attend events then we ask you sign up as a member (<a class="" href="https://tasfieldnats.org.au/members/">https://tasfieldnats.org.au/member</a>)</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>