Tag: bird

Birds of a feather win big together

Alocal husband and wife poultry showing duo have their feathers puffed out after winning back-to-back Champion Bird at the Royal Adelaide Show.
Mount Gambier’s Trevor...

Birds of prey rise

Australia’s only vulture, and a fearsome extinct eagle, are among the earliest recorded birds of prey from the Pleistocene period more than 50,000 years...

Furry friends blessed

All creatures great and small beat a track to Mount Gambier’s Christ Church Anglican Church on Sunday for a special pet blessing. Members of the...

Search on for rare bird

July promises to be a big month for the Orange-bellied Parrot in SA, starting with a Neophema Identification workshop being held in Mount Gambier...

Bird lovers ‘keep watch’

The first winter count for the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot and other closely related species was conducted recently. South Australian OBP Regional Coordinator Bob Green...

Bird movements ‘welcome news’

Local Orange-bellied Parrot enthusiasts have been further buoyed by interstate movements by tagged birds. SA Orange-bellied Parrot regional coordinator Bob Green said following a number...

Nurseries lend hand to protect crucial habitat

Thousands of native seedlings from local Limestone Coast nurseries have been planted across Mark Point and Parnka Point to help restore and protect the...