Songbirds learn in the egg
Singing a gentle lullaby can help put a human baby to sleep but its usefulness in the low grassland swaying nests of Australian songbirds takes maternal […]
Facing up to bird ecology
Facial recognition software used to study the social behaviour of individual Greylag Geese in Europe will soon be used to monitor one of the rarest geese […]
Cities no place for eagles but smaller raptors adapt
Increasing urbanisation is reducing biodiversity with cities proving harsh places for many of Australia’s native wildlife to live – not least magnificent birds of prey which […]
Keep an eagle eye out for kestrels
The public is invited to help raptor ecologists at Flinders University’s BirdLab work on observing and conserving the ‘charismatic’ Nankeen kestrel, a small native bird of prey, which […]
Fairy-wren personalities put to the test
Contrary to their pretty name and appearance, some Australian superb fairy-wrens can be ‘aggressive’ in the wild – which may be important for their survival. When […]
How Galápagos finches evade a parasitic fly
Darwin’s finches on the Galápagos Islands are once again providing insights into the theory of evolution, with two Flinders University studies investigating their dealings with a […]
Safety signs help Little Penguin colony
The fragile colony of Little Penguins on Granite Island will be safer thanks to new signage that better informs the public how to prevent the colony […]
Lovesongs from paradise take a nosedive
The Galápagos Islands finches named after Charles Darwin are starting to sing a different tune because of an introduced pest in the once pristine environment. International […]