New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife have said major bird breeding events are being observed across the Macquarie Marshes, between Dubbo and Bourke, and the Gwydir wetlands, near Moree after two seasons of widespread rainfall in Australia. Ecologist David Smith has said that at present the outback is full of incredible sights. “There’s a bit of a misconception about the arid zone, that it’s a lifeless place. But it’s incredibly biodiverse, and the critters that live out there are absolutely amazing. “They’re not just surviving there; they thrive. “I encourage people to get out to the area. It’s full of life.” Smith was surprised last week after he captured on film a large flock of endangered flock bronzewing pigeons taking flight in the Narriearra Caryapundy Swamp National Park in northwest NSW last week. The birds used to fly in flocks of more than 100,000 a century ago, but their numbers are …