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Beautify your screen with amazing, high quality images of wild birds and nature. Click here.
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Spring food
With spring just around the corner, now is the perfect time to reassess your bird friendly garden.
Find out how the right combination of trees and shrubs can turn your home into a wild bird paradise
here.
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Swooping season
While magpies are a delightful bird to have around throughout the year, they do become fiercely protective
of their young during spring and will swoop people and their pets if they get too close. Swoop in
here to learn more.
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Hobby to chirp about . . .
For many avid birdwatchers their hobby has become a way of life and a chance to reconnect with nature. We recently spoke
to Neville Bartlett, a man who has a real passion for wild birdlife. You can find out more about Neville and his avian friends
here.
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Fabulous finch . . .
Today, there are just 2,000 Gouldian Finches in the wild, but luckily for this gorgeous little bird one care group,
the Mareeba Wetland Foundation, is working tirelessly to preserve the remaining numbers. Read the full story here.
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Feral birds
Stealing food and scaring away desirable birdlife are just two reasons why feral birds can be such a
problem. Fortunately these pests are relatively easy to discourage by using a few simple techniques.
Read more.
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Bird houses . . .
While a good selection of native vegetation is a great way to attract wild birds to your backyard, a good nestbox will go a long way
towards encouraging them to stay. Discover the secrets to the perfect nestbox
here.
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Same Bird Different Name
Did you know that the name of your favourite native Parrots, Parakeets and Rosellas are known by totally different names in other States and Territories?
Click here to learn more.
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