Dr Karl: Need to Know
Need to know: Bird poo hue
Why is most bird poo white, even though birds eat food of many different colours?
Tag: birds
Creatura Blog
The shining flycatcher almost doesn’t look real
Australia’s most beautiful birds aren’t just the colourful ones. With its glossy blue-black feathers that shimmer like a polished gemstone, the shining flycatcher is one of our most striking native species.
Photography
Breathtaking video and photographs of starling murmurations 5 years in the making
Starling murmurations are mesmerising. Watch them move as one in these captivating images and video.
News
Orange-bellied parrot numbers on the rise
Record numbers of critically endangered orange-bellied parrots have been spotted in Tasmania’s wilderness.
Wildlife
Released: critically endangered bird no longer wanders alone
10 native birds have been released into the wild after being bred at three zoos under a program to bolster the endangered species’ declining population.
Creatura Blog
The maleo isn’t winning any parent of the year awards
There are plenty of lovely examples in nature of animals being good mums and dads. The maleo isn’t one…
Wildlife
Meet the flock stars of K’gari (Fraser Island)
With more the 380 species of birds, the world’s largest sand island is the perfect place to flock for encounters of the feathered kind.
News
Listen to a lyrebird mimic the cry of a baby
One Taronga Zoo employee got quite the shock when the cries of a baby broke out in the closed zoo. But it wasn’t quite what they expected.
News
Australia’s birds, going for silver and a song
Lifelike full-colour portraits of Australia’s most iconic birds on newly released Birds of Australia Commemorative Collection. An Australian Geographic special offer.
Wildlife
When Sally met Fred the black-necked stork
Since recovering from an accident, this wild, young, black-necked stork has struck up a rare and remarkable relationship with a couple managing a conservation property in Far North Queensland.