Nature & Wildlife
Rare square-tailed kite rescue mission
The mission to return a fallen square-tailed kite chick to its nest resulted in stunning photography.
Tag: birds
Reader Photos
AG reader photo: Wedge-tailed eagle
A majestic wedge-tailed eagle taking flight in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales is this week’s reader photo.
News
Bird-watchers use iPhones to track cockatoos
Sydney-siders have been asked to assist in tracking sulphur-crested cockatoos using an iPhone app.
News
Regent honeyeater population gets a boost
Captive-bred regent honeyeaters will be released into Victorian forests today to boost wild populations.
News
Moa mystery solved: why females were giants
The reason giant female moa birds towered over diminutive males may be simpler than experts thought.
Science & Environment
The sights and sounds of the Tarkine
Two nature-lovers from Victoria have captured the soundscape of Australia’s largest temperate rainforest.
News
Red flowers the trick to attracting birds
Aussie flowers are switching to scarlet hues through evolution because they are birds’ favoured colours.
News
Male bowerbirds stick to their own style
Bowerbirds revert to their individual style to lure a mate regardless of how effective it is, study finds.
News
Parrot mimics for bird-to-bird conversation
Parrots in Costa Rica mimic each other’s distinct calls to communicate, study finds.
News
Rare white kiwi bird hatches in NZ
A white kiwi, only the third of its kind in captivity, has hatched at a nature reserve on NZ’s North Island.