{"id":2,"date":"2022-05-20T04:50:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T04:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birdingrailtrails.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-08-23T16:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T06:39:57","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the birds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to my personal site about birds. I am based in Castlemaine, Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am best known for my two books:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Castlemaine Bird Walks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The popular guide to birds and walking for the Castlemaine area in central Victoria. Covers more than 40 walks with maps, clear descriptions, images of birds and commentary on each walk. There is also a guide to the birds of the area with assistance in identifying the more common species. Clear, full colour photos are shown throughout of the birds and habitat for each location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sites are grouped together to assist in exploring places near each other and each site also has an &#8216;extras&#8217; section to extend your explorations. A brief Accessibility Guide is included for those with mobility issues as well as parents with children in strollers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Victorian Bird Walks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following&nbsp;on&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;very popular&nbsp;&#8220;Castlemaine&nbsp;Bird Walks&#8221; this book&nbsp;provides&nbsp;a guide&nbsp;to&nbsp;birds and&nbsp;walking for all&nbsp;of&nbsp;Victoria, Australia.&nbsp;Covers&nbsp;more&nbsp;than&nbsp;60 walks&nbsp;with&nbsp;maps,&nbsp;clear descriptions,&nbsp;images&nbsp;of&nbsp;birds&nbsp;and commentary&nbsp;on&nbsp;each&nbsp;walk. There is&nbsp;also&nbsp;a&nbsp;guide&nbsp;to&nbsp;the birds&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;area&nbsp;with&nbsp;assistance&nbsp;in&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;the&nbsp;more common&nbsp;species.&nbsp;Clear,&nbsp;full&nbsp;colour&nbsp;photos&nbsp;throughout&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;birds&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;habitat&nbsp;of&nbsp;each&nbsp;location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Included&nbsp;are&nbsp;15&nbsp;guides&nbsp;to a&nbsp;variety&nbsp;of&nbsp;Rail&nbsp;Trails in&nbsp;Victoria&nbsp;where&nbsp;you&nbsp;can&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;cycling&nbsp;whilst&nbsp;also&nbsp;finding birds. Many&nbsp;rail&nbsp;trails&nbsp;pass&nbsp;through&nbsp;extensive&nbsp;areas&nbsp;of&nbsp;bird habitat&nbsp;and&nbsp;provide&nbsp;an&nbsp;easy&nbsp;way to see&nbsp;a variety&nbsp;of&nbsp;birds. This is&nbsp;a curated&nbsp;list&nbsp;of&nbsp;trails&nbsp;(and&nbsp;sections&nbsp;of&nbsp;trails)&nbsp;where&nbsp;birding&nbsp;is&nbsp;likely&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;good.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sites&nbsp;are&nbsp;grouped&nbsp;together&nbsp;to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;in exploring places&nbsp;near to&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;and&nbsp;each site&nbsp;also&nbsp;has&nbsp;an&nbsp;&#8220;extras&#8221; section&nbsp;to&nbsp;extend&nbsp;your&nbsp;explorations.&nbsp;A&nbsp;brief&nbsp;Accessibility&nbsp;Guide&nbsp;is&nbsp;included&nbsp;for&nbsp;those with&nbsp;mobility issues andparents&nbsp;with children&nbsp;in strollers.&nbsp;Nearly&nbsp;all the&nbsp;rail&nbsp;trails&nbsp;listed&nbsp;are&nbsp;suited&nbsp;to&nbsp;easy&nbsp;access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>More information on my books:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/?page_id=515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castlemaine Bird Walks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/?page_id=523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victorian Bird Walks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n<p>Views: 36921<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to my personal site about birds. I am based in Castlemaine, Victoria. I am best known for my two books: Castlemaine Bird Walks The popular guide to birds and walking for the Castlemaine area in central Victoria. Covers more than 40 walks with maps, clear descriptions, images of birds and commentary on each walk. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","nodate","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1352,"href":"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/1352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/victorianbirdwalks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}