The Gouldian Finch of northern Australia is one of our more spectacularly coloured bird species. Sadly, it is one species I have yet to see in its natural environment. (The photo above was taken through the wire netting of an aviary at the Adelaide Zoo.) Gouldian Finches are unusual in that their heads are usually [...]

Today in the mail I received the latest newsletter of the Threatened Bird Network, a sub-group of Birds Australia. I read the newsletter while finishing my lunch and having a cuppa. I knew that large tracts of Australia have been cleared, but to have the stark facts in print in front of you comes as [...]