birds

  • Rainbow lorikeet flying to the top

    The Rainbow Lorikeet has ruled the roost and come out on top of BirdLife Australia’s 10th annual bird count.

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  • Herald helping bird count tally

    The 10th annual Aussie Bird Count is well on its way to reaching a goal of recording and counting more than five million birds this week.

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  • Duckloads of birds gather

    Flocks of hundreds of freckled ducks have provided a spectacle on Lake Colac and other district waterways in recent months.

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  • Helicopters sweep region in annual census of ducks

    Helicopters will traverse Colac and district as part of a survey of the state’s duck population.

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  • Apollo Bay patrols to protect endangered bird nests

    Environmental officials are patrolling the beach at Apollo Bay to protect endangered hooded plovers nesting along the Bay’s shoreline.

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  • Bird’s eye view of the lane

    Can you identify this interesting bird spotted in Colac? Click to find out what it is.

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  • Library birds turn heads

    Birds of a feather have flocked to Colac’s library.

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  • Be careful of endangered bird’s nesting sites

    Environment authorities are urging beachgoers to look out for endangered hooded plovers nesting along shorelines in the Great Ocean Road region.

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