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12-14 September 2025

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Broken Hill Meet-up

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New name, old bird. Here’s why 👇🏼 Thanks to DNA research and better tools for understanding behaviour and evolution, scientists are reshaping the bird family tree. That means new genera, new species, and a few surprises in your field guide
Ever ID’d a bird with complete confidence… and been completely wrong? 🤦🏼‍♀️ It happens to the best of us. Birds can be sneaky like that - especially when they belong to the same family or fly past a little too fast!! That’s
Magpies use sticks like a tool 🥢 In a 2022 study, researchers gave Australian Magpies a puzzle: food placed just out of reach inside a clear box. Out of 12 birds tested, 7 figured out how to use a stick to pull the food out in a rake-like motion.