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Birds in backyards website

Birds in Backyards website

The Birds in Backyards website is a research, education and conservation program of BirdLife Australia. It focuses on the birds that live where people live and has a great Bird Finder identification tool on its site ...
Birdscaping Australian Gardens

Birdscaping Australian Gardens

Birdscaping Australian Gardens helps you identify the most common Australian garden birds and choose native plants that will attract these birds to your backyard ...
Find a bird -- Birdlife Australia

Find a bird — Birdlife Australia

The 'Find a bird' page on the Birdlife Australia website has pictures and lots of information on bird identification, location and behaviour ...
Birds of Australia app

Birds of Australia

The Birds of Australia app makes identifying Australian birds in the bush so much easier. It's also a great way to learn more about birds ...
Birds of Australia app

Birds of Australia — App review

I love the 'Birds of Australia' app. It makes identifying Australian birds in the bush so much easier. It's also a great way to learn more about birds ...
Penguins

A 40 million year penguin parade

The penguin parade may have looked a whole lot different when giant penguins, the size of humans, waddled along the beach at Phillip Island. Today, the Little Penguin, the world’s smallest penguin species, is the only penguin living in Australia. A study led by Museum Victoria and Monash University PhD student, Travis Park has discovered their amazingly diverse history, which stretches back over 38 million years ...

How to create a bird-friendly garden?
How to grow a wildlife-friendly garden: rainbow lorikeet on grevillea
If you want to help native birds survive and thrive, convert to a bird-friendly garden with local plants. With these 10 easy changes, you can convince local birds to stay in your garden.
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