The Aussie Bird Count – 19-25 October 2026
There were more Rainbow Lorikeets recorded during the Aussie Bird Count over the last 5 years than...
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Category: Environment and Climate
Pre-dawn singers are Pied Butcherbirds
A pair of Pied Butcherbirds has inhabited this particular corner of Kurilpa for a short time. They...
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Breeding time for the Wood Ducks of Kurilpa
An Australian Wood Duck pair perch on the largest bough of a river gum next to a yawning hollow,...
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The Flaming Galahs of Kurilpa
Australians like an interesting turn of phrase. New Aussies and visitors to our fair shores are...
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Great Crested Tern winters in Kurilpa
Every winter, the Great Crested Terns move from their coastal estuarine summer home in Moreton Bay up the Brisbane River to the warmer inland waters around Kurilpa.
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Australian Pelicans of Kurilpa
Photo Credit: Pablo Silber. Australian Pelican at West End Ferry Terminal The oft-quoted poem “A...
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Blue-faced Honeyeaters eat Nectar of Banana flowers
Do you like bananas? For most people, the answer is simple: a resounding “yes” and yet...
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The Sacred Kingfisher – a year round visitor to Kurilpa
Photo credit: Pablo Silber 2022 Any bird can become a spark bird: a bird that fills the...
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Aussie White Ibis – flexible scavenger and survivor.
Why are Australian White Ibis so derided? Stop and take a good look at a White Ibis. It is a...
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The Brahminy Kites of Kurilpa
There is something romantic about the word Brahminy. It conjures up images of...
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The Mystery of the Crooning Pied Currawong and palm seeds
Is your birdbath full of Piccabean Palm seeds, again? The red seed coating is gone. Little piles...
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There is conflict everywhere – West End’s Noisy Miners
The main driver in the bird microcosm is the Noisy Miner: a bellicose, medium-sized honeyeater...
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