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Man who tore head off kookaburra in Perth pub fined ,500

Man who tore head off kookaburra in Perth pub fined $2,500

November 25, 2019February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 10 Comments

A man who ripped the head off a kookaburra at a Perth pub in front of horrified children has been fined $2,500. The man killed Kevin – a cheeky kookaburra known for stealing food – at Parkerville Tavern last month. His lawyer described the bird as “a menace to public safety”. The $2,500 fine is […]

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Land of the birds: why Australia has the world’s greatest diversity of avian life

Land of the birds: why Australia has the world’s greatest diversity of avian life

December 8, 2017February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

If you live in Australia, you may not realise how unique and special the birds around you are. Our continent was perhaps the most important for the evolution of modern birds, with a majority of the world’s species tracing their ancestry here. Long ecologically adrift as an island continent, Australia benefited through the evolution of […]

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These parrots can make other parrots ‘laugh’ – a first !

These parrots can make other parrots ‘laugh’ – a first !

April 1, 2017December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Forget the laughing kookaburra – kea are the birds that really tickle each other’s funny bones. The highly intelligent parrot has a specific call, that – like human laughter – puts other parrots that hear it in a good mood. This makes the kea the first known non-mammal to show contagious emotion, joining the ranks […]

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Birds along Palm Jungle track in Royal National Park

Birds along Palm Jungle track in Royal National Park

July 13, 2016December 23, 2019 Margarita Steinhardt 1 Comment

After weeks of rainy weather the sun has finally come out in Sydney and to celebrate I headed out to Royal National Park to hike along the coastline and to do a bit of birdwatching along the way. I took a train to Otford and the birdwatching started before I even got to the park. […]

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Awe-inspiring images of birds by Ofer Levy

Awe-inspiring images of birds by Ofer Levy

January 21, 2015April 14, 2023 Supertrooper 6 Comments

The saying ‘as free as a bird’ is spoken by many yet truly understood by few, except perhaps for the likes of award-winning Israeli wildlife photographer Ofer Levy. The recent winner of the prestigious ANZANG Nature Photography award in Australia and New Zealand, Levy has spent his entire career photographing our avian fellows for some […]

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It’s official, the superb fairy-wren is our favourite bird

It’s official, the superb fairy-wren is our favourite bird

November 14, 2013December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 1 Comment

It’s bright blue, sexually promiscuous and just 14cm long – and it’s officially Australia’s favourite bird. The superb fairy-wren has won a national poll to identify the country’s most-loved feathered animal. BirdLife Australia said the vote, a part of Bird Week 2013, was a “very close race” for top spot between the fairy-wren and that […]

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Kingfishers

Kingfishers

December 24, 2012December 22, 2019 Charles Fleming 1 Comment

In the last few years I have been fortunate enough to have visited four continents, (if you include my home in Europe) and in the next few days I am off to Africa, my fifth! In the UK the Common Kingfisher is a protected species and I am fortunate enough to have a license to […]

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