Four eggs! Free falcon food supply makes for big clutches Birds in Backyards BirdLife Australia

Across Victoria, and into South Australia and New South Wales, more than half of the native birds of the region have lost over 60 percent of their original natural habitat. Birds that were once common 20 years ago are now rare conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… BirdLife Australia

Pardalotes, people!

Scientists will never know everything with complete certainty, but in many cases, like the issue of a declining Great Barrier Reef, we already know far more than enough to act now. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Will they ever not be no. 1? The Rainbow Lorikeet once again was the top backyard bird this winter - lucky they look good! See the top 10: tinyurl.com/y2aavxgx What will happen in spring? Do a 20 min survey + help us find out: tinyurl.com/y5zr9rsj Photo: Glenn Ehmke

Beth and Kat are our representing Birds in Backyards and BirdLife Australia at the Mudgee #GreenDay today. 700+ kids all learning about ‘birds, bats and biodiversity’ #landcare #birds #wildoz #citsci

Now the weather's warming up, who's in your backyard? Record your sightings in Birds in Backyards Spring Survey (Sep-Oct) - do it once, twice, or as many times as you like! birdsinbackyards.net/surveys Birds in Backyards BirdLife Australia #UrbanBirds #CitizenScience

Qld, WA, Tas, Canberra we are looking at you BirdLife Australia

But....is it spring in Melbourne?

Youth gangz! Birds in Backyards BirdLife Australia

Pardalotes, people!

On our way to #climatestrike #melbourneclimatestrike #hoodedplover see you there!

Deputy PM Michael McCormack says linking bushfires to climate change is 'woke capital-city greenies ravings'.Might come as a surprise to the local protestors outside his office or the local kids who joined the climate strike. #politicslive @amyremeikis theguardian.com/australia-news…

This is not normal: what's different about the NSW mega fires smh.com.au/national/this-… via The Sydney Morning Herald

Amazing visuals and insights BirdLife Australia

Off to a good start this morning with four White-headed Pigeons, one of the many stupidly named but beautiful birds in this great country of ours #CuppawiththeBirds

The final report of the EPBC Review is here! Watch our Campaigns Manager Erin Farley explain just what this means for Australia’s birds. Join our campaign to keep up the pressure for stronger nature laws at: actforbirds.org/stopextinctions

Thousands of hectares of bush may have been burnt in the Perth Hills fires, and it’s likely that important Carnaby’s habitat has been lost. Join us in calling on the WA government to stop logging remaining feeding habitat north of Perth. Email your MP today! 📷 Raeline Smith

We welcome these strong words today from NSW Environment Minister The Hon. Matt Kean on the need for an environmental watchdog and strong environmental standards. We need national nature laws that actually protect nature. theguardian.com/australia-news…

#gerconnect22 underway at the Brisbane Multicultural Centre