Welcome to our website for the study and appreciation of Australian birds and their interesting behaviours.
It was a beautiful crisp Autumn day once more and my wife suggested that we visit our local Taronga Park Zoo overlooking the beautiful Sydney Harbour. After catching the train into the city we took a ferry across the harbour, past the bridge, opera house and islands to the other side where we bussed up the hillside to the zoo […]
Last week my post featured the amazing Zebra Finch, one of the most studied birds in the world, Finches are primarily small seed eaters (granivores), being mainly grass seeds. Though they do need some green grass or leaf to balance their diets. This special group of Finches is featured having a bright red tail which makes their tiny bodies visible […]