Australian bird of the year 2021: free downloadable poster
Artist Georgia Angus has drawn 25 birds from this year’s poll and we’ve created a poster for Guardian readers to download and enjoy
I thank my lucky stars for the rosellas that led to my career in ornithology
Leo Joseph
A flash of colour that caught my eye at the age of 10 in 1968 – that’s how far back I trace a sense of obligation to care for the biodiversity that was here first
And then there were 10: Australian bird of the year heads into final tense day of voting
Some old favourites have fallen by the wayside, but it’s all to play for on Thursday as supporters of eliminated birds decide which finalist to back
‘They’re territorial’: can birds and drones coexist?
Drones can boost conservation efforts and reduce carbon emissions via low-energy deliveries. But that doesn’t mean birds welcome them
‘Rainbow magpie’: children give their pick for Australian bird of the year
Louis favours the sulphur-crested cockatoo, the lorikeet is Leon’s choice, while the all-embracing Matilda loves ‘any bird’
If the regent honeyeater is ‘voted off the island’ in the bird of the year poll, its love song may be lost forever
Sean Dooley
Where once they roamed in vast flocks, today there are fewer than 350 in the wild. Now, when it sings for a mate across a vast canyon, its lovelorn call is met by silence
