Nature & Wildlife
Urban birdwatching guide to Melbourne
Melbourne might be best known for its artsy culture and coffee, but this sprawling city also offers a variety of birdwatching niches to explore.
Tag: birds of australia
News
Magpies with more friends a lot smarter, scientists find
We already knew that magpies were smart but now we know exactly how their intelligence has evolved.
Nature & Wildlife
Tassie’s ‘Poppa Tawny Frogmouth’ converted his home into a tawny rehabilitation centre
Well-known for his work with Tassie’s resident tawny frogmouths, David Joyce is quite the celebrity around Hobart.
Nature & Wildlife
Threatened superb parrots are being wiped out by motorists, but you can help
Australian Geographic spoke with Laura Rayner, an expert on superb parrots, to find out how exactly we can avoid colliding with these excellent birds on the road.
Nature & Wildlife
Urban birdwatching guide to Adelaide
With its unique central location, Adelaide boasts easy access to birds across a dramatic range of habitats: desert, woodlands, wetlands and shorelines.
Nature & Wildlife
A guide to helping our native animals with the heat this summer
While we enjoy the summer holidays – returning to our air-conditioned abodes when it gets too much – our native animals, especially our koalas and birds, can find it difficult to cope with the sweltering heat and limited water sources. Here’s how you can help them out this summer.
Biodiversity
In pictures: BirdLife Australia’s 2018 calendar
BirdLife Australia is turning the spotlight on some of our most beautiful, colourful and intriguing woodland birds.
News
Household rat poisons are killing boobook owls, study says
A year-long study into the decline of Australia’s boobook owls has revealed that the leading cause may be household rodenticides.
Nature & Wildlife
Feathered geniuses: Birds are much smarter than we think
As scientists discover just how incredibly smart some birds are, it may be time to start using the term bird brain as a compliment rather than an insult.
Nature & Wildlife
Deadly stare: Australia’s iconic tawny frogmouths
Australia’s tawny frogmouths are unique in every possible way. They shape-shift, they joint parent and they have an eerie stare that can either be frightening or epitomise how you might feel on a Monday morning.