Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 6:34 There has been some good rain in the Murchison recently and nature is putting on a show in response.
Melopsittacus undulatus - Budgerigar | in Oddities Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 10:13 
Budgerigars discussing the new research on yawningBUDGIES agree: a yawn is a difficult thing to resist. The highly social birds are the latest animals to join the contagious yawning club.
Melopsittacus undulatus - Budgerigar | in Research Friday, January 13, 2012 at 4:42 
Populations of budgerigars, crimson chat, cockatiel, and zebra finch have exploded throughout the lower Murchison, about 3 hours northeast of Geraldton, after unseasonably high winter and spring rainfall sparked a breeding frenzy.THOUSANDS of birds have dropped dead at the Overlander Roadhouse, 200km south of Carnarvon, apparently perishing from extreme heat and lack of water.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 6:42 
Budgies have flocked to Arubiddy Station on the Nullarbor in their thousands. Image by Barbara BrownBarbara and Peter Brown run sheep on their Nullarbor pastoral station, but lately their neighbours have started asking if they are running budgies instead.
Friday, November 4, 2011 at 8:59 
A budgie relays information from its eyes on each side of the head and compares them to motion, to navigate. Scientists have found that budgies can be tricked by optical illusions because of how they use vision to navigate.
Melopsittacus undulatus - Budgerigar | in Evolution, Research 
