Destinations
Finding feathers in the far north
An abundance of native birdlife in tropical north Queensland calls to sharp-eyed twitchers far and wide.
Tag: bird watching
Nature & Wildlife
How to attract your favourite birds to your garden
Is providing birds with food and water making them too dependent? Or are gardens just the new frontier of Australia’s urban landscape? New research aims to find out.
Destinations
VIDEO: Kakadu bird-watching cruise
Sunrise bird-watching cruise on Yellow Water Billabong during Kakadu Bird Week 2016.
Destinations
In pictures: Kakadu Bird Week 2016
In October 2016, Australian Geographic travelled to the Top End for Kakadu Bird Week, when twitchers from around Australia flock to this bird-watching paradise – home to a third of the country’s bird species – for a specialised program of bird-watching tours and activities. Read more about Kakadu Bird Week 2016 in AG#136, out now.
Nature & Wildlife
Backyard bird-watching for science
This 17-23 October is National Bird Week, and Aussies are invited to head into their own backyards to record their local birdlife in the name of citizen science.
Nature & Wildlife
The secret world of bird baths
Bird baths are more than just ornamental splash pools. They’re also a site where animals socialise and intense rivalries play out. And bird bath design, location and cleanliness can have a big impact.
News
Locally extinct bird ‘rediscovered’ after 178 years
It’s estimated 99 per cent of all species that have ever existed on Earth are now extinct, but for some, the term is revoked after being rediscovered decades – or even centuries – later.
Nature & Wildlife
GALLERY: Stunning flocks of budgies in outback Australia
UK-based photographer Paul Williams used Google Earth to find and photograph these flocks of budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus) around a waterhole near Alice Springs.
News
Rare shorebird found in Western Australia
Keen birdwatchers are flocking to Western Australia to see a rare shorebird that appears to have strayed from its usual migration.