It wasn’t until I was in my 20s that I realised birds could have a powerful significance even for people who weren’t bird-nerds like me * Vote now in the 2025 Australian bird of the year poll * See more bird of the year content * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast For a long time, I thought that I and my fellow obsessive twitchers were the only ones for whom birds made life worth living. The sheer delight birds brought to my life was both the remedy for – and perhaps instigator of – the social awkwardness of my teen years. But then in my tumultuous 20s, when everyone I knew seemed to be going through some sort of painful, emotional turmoil, it dawned on me that birds could have powerful significance beyond the bird-nerds. One day I got a lift with a friend who was really struggling. As she sped through inner city streets sobbing uncontrollably, things started resembling that scene from Vanilla Sky when Cameron Diaz drives Tom Cruise off a bridge. I persuaded her to pull over, and we parked beneath some trees. As I sat, clueless about how to ease her distress, a white-plumed honeyeater flitted down and started hopping around in front of us, searching for insects. Continue reading...

Ken jij een akkerbouwer met een groot hart voor vogels?

Het bleek te gaan om een volwassen mannetje van ongeveer een meter lang en 30 kilo zwaar. "Uitzonderlijk", zegt stadsecoloog Diny Tubbing.

Teken de petitie Neststenen voor mussen! #muszoekthuis

Teken de petitie Neststenen voor mussen! #muszoekthuis