WE’VE all heard the screeches of possums fighting high in the treetops, but did you know there are foxes in the inner west and have you heard of eels in the Yarra River or Merri Creek?

The aggressive native birds muscling rivals out of Melbourne. By Adam Carey. April 26, 2024 — 11.30am. ... Crows are a common sight in Australia’s ... park and garden trees such as flowering ...

The rarest kind of one of the world's most common birds found in Melbourne By Bridie Smith Science Editor Updated May 25, 2015 — 12.35am first published May 24, 2015 — 5.00pm ...

Introduced myna birds have become dominant in Melbourne gardens. Not because of any desire to further dirty our esteemed river, but because the swarms of chirpy little sparrows are mostly gone now.

Watching birds enjoying your garden and bees and butterflies skipping from one flower to the next is one of the pleasures of having a garden.

WE’VE all heard the screeches of possums fighting high in the treetops, but did you know there are foxes in the inner west and have you heard of eels in the Yarra River or Merri Creek?

Despite the change, Melburnians may still be surprised by the amount of common backyard birds you’ll see. The New Holland honeyeater is a popular garden bird.