bird watching Archives

Wedge-tailed wonder

The chance discovery of an eagle nest leads to an extended vigil observing normally hidden behaviours of one of nature’s supreme winged marvels.

News

Colour and song most at risk as birdlife declines due to poor urban design

The birds that fill our mornings with songs and our parks and gardens with colour are disappearing from our cities, a new study has found.

Fundraising

Burdened by beauty

Northern Australia’s Gouldian finch survives in huge numbers in cages around the world, but its wild population continues to struggle.

Destinations

Escape to an island where it’s always Christmas

Join a local and unwrap the many and wondrous gifts of Christmas Island.

Wildlife

Australia’s fabulous kingfishers

These shy, yet glamorous, birds can be found around our rivers, coasts and forests, and indicate a healthy ecosystem.

Wildlife

Rare, white kookaburra stuns birdwatchers

Photographer Keith Smith has come across many white kookaburras in the Blackbutt Forest Reserve in Shellharbour, NSW.

Wildlife

Birds on Campus: Australian National University

Located in the heart of Canberra, the lush green campus of the Australian National University boasts a colourful bird life. Here are just some of the birds you can find.

Wildlife

The Aussie Backyard Bird Count starts today

This 23-29 October is National Bird Week, and you’re invited to head into your backyards to record local birdlife in the name of citizen science.

Wildlife

GALLERY: The colourful robins of central Victoria

The boulder-strewn open woodlands of central Victoria are sometimes referred to as the “robinfields”. It’s probably the only area where you can hope to see, in the one place, nine of the 20 species in the Australian robin family.