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A white ibis from the book Melbirds, written by Michael Livingston and Cindy Hauser.

In a flap over bin chickens? What happens when an urban invasion comes home to roost

They’re the native bird we love to loathe, with disparaging nicknames – and the occasional council cull.

  • Rita Glennon

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Starlings at Gretna Green in 2016.

Clever birds and killer bots: What to know about swarm intelligence

Birds, bees and ants all co-operate to solve problems with no one in charge. Here’s what humans are learning from them.

  • Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
Where else might you see tiny people taking their first steps, young people having their first kiss and old people just happy to be alive?

My new favourite place to go - and the fun is free

Where else might you see tiny people taking their first steps, young people having their first kiss and old people just happy to be out and about?

  • Thomas Mitchell
Dr Libby Straughan with her favourite tree: a Morton Bay fig in Lincoln Square, Carlton.

‘Tears of happiness at the sight of you’: Our love affair with urban trees

New research demonstrates the deep personal connections people forge with the urban environment around them, particularly city trees.

  • Bianca Hall
A Moreton Bay Fig tree - at Water Street, Sans Souci - placed on the significant tree register by Georges River Council.

Councils race against climate clock to save heritage trees

Councils across the state are adopting new tree management policies to save old trees from destruction and increase tree coverage, as they respond locally to rapidly increasing urban heat.

  • Anthony Segaert
Murray Fredericks stands in front of one of his earliest landscapes, shot in Ladakh.

Months alone and a 50-kilo pack: The Murray Fredericks guide to photography

There’s landscape, and then there’s a Murray Fredericks landscape – and the story of how he got there is on display in a major retrospective.

  • Karl Quinn
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WA bad firefighting weather conditions generic main pic. Pictures: Supplied

Firefighters on edge as weather phenomenon threatens WA

Fears of lightning storms in air so hot that it evaporates rain have firefighter strike teams and water bombers on standby, preparing for a nightmare week.

  • Sarah Brookes
Zali Jestrimski at Wooleen Station with dingoes Eulalia and Steven.

Branching out: West Australian cattle station launches ‘dingo tours’

When a Victorian sanctuary asked these two West Australian farmers for help, they knew they were right for the job. But there was a challenging road ahead.

  • Emma Young
Perth verge trees main picture WAtoday. Picture: Getty Images

What actually happens if you chop down that verge tree? Well, it depends where you live

Whether you get a warning or a $10,000 fine for interfering with your local suburban streetscape might depend on little more than luck in Perth.

  • Heather McNeill
Hard to say how long we lived together.

Yes, Brissie backyards come with snakes. Removing them creates another risk

There’s a perception that snakes don’t belong in urban environments and that, if spotted, need to be relocated. Should we rethink that?

  • Courtney Kruk

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