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Make a leaf bird bath

In the heat of summer, birds visiting your garden will love this little leaf-shaped bath. Jo Clements shows us how to make one.

Parrots love heavy metal

Lead is believed to taste sweet to the native forest parrots, kaka, and the birds are known to chew on lead roofing nails and flashings.

How do we lure birds back into our gardens?

It was heartening to see NZ Herald columnist Brian Rudman writing this morning about rare native birds being lured back into the city limits by thoughtful planting of their favourite trees. It got me thinking about some of the fantastic birds I've seen or heard from time to time in New Zealand

Birds harmed

Reader submitted

Rhubarb leaves are toxic to humans. Can anyone please confirm whether birds eat the leaves and whether the leaves are also toxic to them? I have found three dead birds on my property in the last 2 days.   12/11/2012  7:51 am  by helen59I grow rhubarb in my chicken run and the

Help protect wild birds from window strike

Reader submitted

Millions of wild birds are killed each year flying into windows. WindowAlert is a static cling or low tack (depending on design) decal that may be applied to the outside of home and office windows. The decals contain a component which briliantly reflects ultraviolet sunlight. This ultraviolet light is invisible to