Wildlife
We unearthed these magically illustrated Australian bird eggs
Delicate drawings of Australian bird eggs by the famous Scott Sisters.
Tag: Australian birds
Wildlife
White-bellied sea-eagle preys on feral pig
A unique wildlife moment captured in the Cromarty wetlands of Queensland.
Wildlife
Renowned bird photographer Leila Jeffreys dedicates new exhibition to the budgie
A sneak peek of some of the photographs that will be included in Leila Jeffreys’ upcoming exhibition High Society, which is dedicated to Australia’s native budgies.
Wildlife
Rare, white fairy-wren photographed in western Victoria
Photographer Wendy Bernhardt was in the right place at the right time to capture this rare, white superb fairy-wren.
Wildlife
Rare, white kookaburra stuns birdwatchers
Photographer Keith Smith has come across many white kookaburras in the Blackbutt Forest Reserve in Shellharbour, NSW.
Wildlife
Birdsong struggles to be heard in urban environment
Noise pollution in urban environments is drowning out birdsong, making it ever harder for birds to communicate.
News
Dalmatian-looking magpie captures bird watchers attention
Bird photographer Sandy Goddard spotted the oddly patterned magpie near Geelong, Victoria.
Wildlife
A guide to Australia’s most colourful robins
Pink, orange and yellow: Australia’s robins are one of the country’s most colourful birds.
Wildlife
A single cat wiped out an entire colony of fairy terns
A white cat was seen prowling the breeding grounds of a vulnerable seabird. Here’s what happened next.
Science & Environment
‘The birder must be self-sufficient’: how to bird Australia’s islands
I’m on a personal quest to see as many Australian birds as possible. So far I’ve clocked up 823 species. Of these 823 species, I saw 121 on Australian islands. Clearly, Australian birders wanting to see all our beautiful birds must visit our enticing islands.