Grasslands

A slim sandy-brown ground bird that teeters when it walks, tail flicking rhythmically as if keeping time to an invisible beat.

A shy woodland pigeon with shimmering rainbow wing panels that flash bronze-green in the sun. Often heard before seen — a deep, mournful oom-oom-oom.

A small white egret often tailing cattle and tractors like a farmyard helper, taking insects stirred from the grass.

The iconic Bustard and one of the birds felled by the crew of the Endevour, is a tall, stately and prehistoric-looking. The Australian Bustard strides through open country like it […]

Small, round seed-eaters dressed like tiny gentlemen in warm chestnut vests and neat black masks. They bounce through reeds and grassy wetlands in cheerful flocks.