Birds and birding in Australia
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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 ...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 ...
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 ...Bird-O Jabber
The Mob
![THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (BILQIS) FACING THE HOOPOE, SOLOMON'S MESSENGER/ False signature of Bihzad Iran, Safavid, Qazvin Tinted drawing on paper Date c. 1590-1600. [Public Domain]](http://bird-o.com/files/2011/12/Bilquis-400x196.jpg)
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The Bower
A visit to the Australian Museum's exhibition 'Rituals of Seduction' will leave you positively breathless.
We joined Sydney’s Birds Robe Collective at The Old Bar in Fitzroy, Melbourne, on Friday night. Over the past few years,...
Redbird Book's first short story competition is open to people of all ages. The theme is BIRDS.
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