News
‘We’re going to see some haunting images’: Bird flu has reached Antarctica
It’s the news conservationists have been expecting, but dreading. The avian influenza H5N1 virus has reached mainland Antarctica.
Tag: birds
News
Aussie fairy-wrens learn while still inside their eggs
An Adelaide-led study has cracked the mystery of how and when some bird species start learning to sing.
History & Culture
Meet the hidden figures behind Australia’s most famous twitcher
Discover the Birds of Australia in this unique digital experience, presented on a 3D storytelling cube, inspired by the work of John and Elizabeth Gould together with First Nations storytelling and knowledges.
News
Charuka’s big year
How was it that Charuka Abhayawickrama managed to photograph 772 Australian bird species in one calendar year?
News
‘The camera is my brush’: See this bird photographer’s stunning images
Nature has been captured as a work of art in Christian Spencer’s new book, presenting his two decades of bird photography.
Wildlife
Magpies, curlews, peregrine falcons: how birds adapt to our cities, bringing wonder, joy and conflict
For all the vastness of our Outback and bush, most Australians live in urban areas. In cities, we live within an orderly landscape, moulded and manufactured by us to suit our needs. But other species also live in this modified environment.
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?
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.