bird watching Archives

Bowerbirds inadvertently cultivate flowers

Bowerbirds in Queensland have been found to be accidentally growing flowers as part of their mating ritual.

Sulphur-crested cockatoos are booming in the Blue Mountains of NSW, pushing out more timid native birds.

Gannets risk their lives to dive at break-neck speeds into water to catch fish, new research shows.

AG Society sponsored project helps bolster dwindling peregrine falcons numbers on the Gippsland Plains.

Conservationists in WA’s Dampier Peninsula have discovered a breeding population of the rare Gouldian finch.

Our pick of Australia’s most spectacular locations to spy some rare and beautiful birdlife.

Automated acoustic sensors are revolutionising the way ecologists track the twitter of native birds.

A parrot only recently distinguished as a new species now comprises fewer than 110 individual birds.

The extravagant feathers and exuberant displays of birds of paradise are all in the name of love.

You don’t need binoculars to enjoy the everyday miracles of sweet song, feathered antics and airborne grace.