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.
Tag: bird watching
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.
Wildlife
Stunning flocks of budgies in outback Australia
UK-based photographer Paul Williams used Google Earth to find and photograph this “tornado” of budgies around a waterhole in outback Australia.
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) 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.
Wildlife
The birds we love to hate
Why we ‘hate’ certain birds – and why their behaviour might be our fault.
Wildlife
VIDEO: Bird portrait photographer
Leila Jeffreys captures studio portraits of native birds that show these beauties like never before.
Reader Photos
Snap it up: Sacred kingfisher
Sacred kingfishers forage mainly on the land, feeding on crustaceans, reptiles, insects and their larvae and, occasionally, fish.
Reader Photos
Swamping about
Patience and persistence were the key elements behind capturing this stunning shot.