The Australian Bite
Posts Tagged ‘ birds’
Birds, boats and natural burials
24 June 2010
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This week on the Bite, it’s death the green way when we drop in on the opening of a new natural burial ground in Sydney. We meet some young men from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea who have been in Australia to train for their coxswain, or boat master, qualifications. And we hear about a community’s tireless work to save the helmeted honeyeater; an endangered bird species found in just a tiny pocket of Victoria.
ANZACS & eagles
21 April 2010
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This week on the Bite, as Australians take part in the annual ANZAC day commemorations, which mark the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War, we hear from two distinguished professors of history who have released a new book which dares to challenge the mythology of the Anzac legend, and its place in the Australian psyche. We also hear the story of Miru, a orphaned wedge tailed eagle chick who was rescued from certain death. And some music from Australian rock band Powederfinger, who recently announced their plans to disband after a stellar 21 year career.
Fillies, birds and football
28 March 2009
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Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) photo by kookr (Flickr)
It’s fillies, birds and footy on this week’s Australian Bite. The AFL season has just kicked off, and we meet a team of very talented footballers from the Tiwi Islands, 80k north of Darwin, where its not all about winning – its as much about community. We also talk to one of the editors of a new book that looks at the relationship between Australian birds, people and environment. And we drop in on the small drought affected town of Ardlethan, which last weekend celebrated 5o years of its annual picnic races.
