BirdLife Australia and BirdLife Photography have announced the finalists of this year’s competition, which attracted thousands of entries from some of Australia’s best bird photographers. ‘Upon ...

The Bird Photographer of the Year has announced its 2023 competition winners, a stunning celebration of our fine feathered friends. From finches and falcons to penguins and owls, the competition ...

A trail camera at a nature reserve in Australia photographed a night parrot, the “planet’s most elusive bird,” conservationists said. Photo from Bush Heritage Australia As night settled across the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Bird populations in mainland Australia have proved ...

Stephen Garnett receives funding from the Australian Research Council. I am an active member of BirdLife Australia. If you did, there’s a decent chance the bird you saw lives nowhere but Australia.

With the right camera, anyone can capture spectacular images of birds. Whether you seek shots of birds at rest, or iconic bird-in-flight (BIF) images, bird photography is both highly rewarding and ...

Bird flu, or H5N1, has touched most of the globe, but there is one spot it hasn't reached. Researchers down under are preparing for it, but gaps in bird flu surveillance elsewhere makes it difficult.

A set of fossilised footprints found in Australia, which date from over 120 million years ago, are the oldest traces of birds in the southern continents. The earliest birds evolved from theropod ...

Angela Farnsworth has been named the inaugural winner of the BirdLife Photographer of the Year for her photograph of a Brush-turkey preening its feathers. Preening One’s Feathers by Angela Farnsworth, ...