CAN A CURRAWONG BE CUTE?

CAN A CURRAWONG BE CUTE?

I SAY YES! I must admit that  Australia’s  pied currawongs do not have a great reputation. They are opportunists, preying on  unwary small birds and robbing the nests of others. I’ve never  forgiven a local gang of them for harassing our nesting tawny frogmouth and stealing the

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ANGEL PLACE AND THE LOST BIRDS OF SYDNEY

ANGEL PLACE AND THE LOST BIRDS OF SYDNEY

As a city grows, local birds lose their habitat. They are remembered in a special way at Sydney’s Angel Place. When the First Fleet arrived in Sydney in 1788 the bird life in the area was incredibly rich and varied.  Before long  the artist John Lewin  was

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