Budgerigar numbers are set to explode for the third consecutive year in outback Central Australia, prompting a birdwatcher to call for a targeted tourism campaign to attract twitchers. Mark Carter, a ...

'Don't write that shit they always write," warns twice world champion budgie breeder Mick Freakley. "The thing that the exhibition hobbyists really dislike about the press is that you always want to ...

Owner Bruce Schuster has been breeding budgies since 1990 and now has 150 birds. “We always had budgies as a kid, and I guess I just got into it,” he said. Known simply as Ring 031, the bird showed a ...

The cheeky little parrots are Mr Holmes’s favourite way of unwinding, and he loves nothing more than spending time with his 400 birds at his eastern suburbs aviary. But as cute as the birds are ...

Thousands of brilliant budgerigars are flocking to the Australian outback thanks to perfect breeding conditions across the country. Mark Carter, Alice Springs bird watcher and trained zoologist, said ...

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This article is part of the “Who would win?” series, where wildlife experts dream up hypothetical battles between animals (all in the name of science). Who would have thought the budgerigar, Australia ...