• Ostriches at Monarto Zoo, South Australia

    Updated: 2010-03-18 22:22:23
    One of the interesting birds you can see at the Monarto Zoo near my home town of Murray Bridge is the Ostrich. The zoo boasts a large flock of this species and they breed readily in captivity. Ostriches are native to Africa but there have been some feral populations in different parts of South Australia over [...]

  • Emus swimming

    Updated: 2010-03-14 14:44:52
    Over the weekend I had a comments from a reader about Emus. He had observed a group of Emus entering the water at Coffin Bay on the west coast of South Australia. Michael said he had seen 6 Emus swimming in sea water there. This brought to mind an article about Emus swimming I wrote several [...]

  • Dusky Moorhens

    Updated: 2010-03-11 14:42:16
    Dusky Moorhens are found throughout the eastern half of Australia and in the southern tip of Western Australia. They are predominantly a waterbird and are common where suitable habitat is found. Their preferred habitats include wetlands, lakes, parks, farm dams, rivers and irrigation areas. They breed during the warmer months, roughly from August through [...]

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