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Night Parrot dreaming
IF a bird's value was measured by its rarity, the emerald-plumaged Night Parrot would surely be more sought after than the rarest gemstone. It's an avian treasure and it gives birdwatchers sleepless nights. Amusingly, an Australian birder we spoke to may have foretold the recent record after a dream of watching ...Read More
May Round-up
Murray Hunt 'The Daintree Boatman' who recently took over after Chris Dahlberg's retirement, just took a visitor to see Golden-shouldered Parrots (a chance to see one of the neat fold-away hides in action). This stunning bird is closely related to the extinct Paradise Parrot that also bred in termite ...Read More
Living it up on Lord Howe
When birdwatchers think of Lord Howe Island, they usually think of one bird, the Lord Howe Woodhen. The Woodhen is one of Australia's few conservation success stories. In the late 1970s the species was on the verge of extinction; brought back from the brink by the eradication of cats and pigs ...Read More
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May Round-up
Living it up on Lord Howe
Grey Phalarope Geraldton, a 6th for Australia
Kwatu: a place of exotic, colourful, sought-after and impressive birds
Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo: On a Wing and a Prayer
OBP, no emotional farewell from Aussie media
What Bird is That?
Identification feature: Thornbills
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Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo: On a Wing and a Prayer
The 2010-2011 Southern Cassowary breeding cycle at Cassowary House, Black Mountain Road, Kuranda:
Hoopoe: King Solomon’s Messenger Bird
Kwatu: a place of exotic, colourful, sought-after and impressive birds
Discovered and gone in 30 years – the northerly population of Eastern Bristlebird
An ‘Exhibition’ of Australian Painted Snipe
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Rituals of Seduction: birds of paradise at the Australian Museum
A visit to the Australian Museum's exhibition 'Rituals of Seduction' will leave you positively breathless.
Birdsongs
We joined Sydney’s Birds Robe Collective at The Old Bar in Fitzroy, Melbourne, on Friday night. Over the past few years,...
Redbird’s Short Story Competition – BIRDS
Redbird Book's first short story competition is open to people of all ages. The theme is BIRDS.
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