More than 61,000 people participated in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count, a week-long census in October, and 1.4 million birds were recorded — a 40 per cent increase from 2015. Across the country ...

The team found that introduced species, historically prominent in Australian urban bird communities ... conservation of some of our favourite backyard bird species." "It's often the really ...

Parkes Shire Council is encouraging the shire's residents to get involved in Australia's largest citizen science project by participating in the 2023 Aussie Bird Count, running from 16 to 22 ...

The Australian cassowary is one of the most dangerous birds out there ... A man in his 70s was relaxing in his backyard in the northern Australian town of Cardwell when a cassowary found its ...

but bird watchers bring a lot of business to North Queensland.” Taking part in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count requires only 20 minutes watching in a green patch of your choice. Record the birds ...

Aussie snake catchers have ... the snake can be seen halfway through a large black bird, known as a Currawong, that had been killed hours earlier by a backyard dog. “It is certainly rarer ...

Suddenly, the pet is divebombed by an Australian butcherbird. The dog flinches before running back towards the camera and cowering under a garden bench. Described as a bird not to be messed with ...

A man in his 70s has been hospitalised after being attacked in his own backyard by one of Australia’s most fearsome birds. A Cardwell man in his 70s was transported to Tully Hospital in a stable ...

It might be Valentine’s Day – but this weekend is for more than just love birds. The Great Backyard Bird Count is back. Between Feb. 14 and 17, the event invites nature enthusiasts around ...

It’s a popular time of year to supplement their food with backyard bird feeders. However, highly pathogenic avian influenza–or bird flu–is still spreading among some bird species.