Budgerigar

How a brave, chatty and colourful little Aussie bird stole the world's heart

By: Sarah Harris, Don Baker

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Paperback | 31 March 2020

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264 Pages

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2.2 x 15.4 x 20.6

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A curiosity of everything you ever wanted to know (or realised you never knew) about budgies

Budgies, budgies, budgies. Beautiful and cheeky, delightful and enchanting, wild or tamed budgerigars are Australia's gift to the bird world.

They sing and dance, and yawn as contagiously as humans. They are masters of mimicry. They grasp simple grammar, can count to six and have memories that belie their size. They've been coveted by royals and been companions to the great and famous as well as grannies in suburban kitchens around the world. They've been painted by masters, rendered in the finest porcelain and graced fashionable hats and earrings of the highest order. Their image has been used to sell whisky, stamps and laundry detergent and everything in between.

Surprising, charming and occasionally alarming, Budgerigar is the book that at last opens the cage door on the incredible story of the little bird that grew.

About the Author

Very conveniently co-authors Don Baker and Sarah Harris are also a couple. Both veteran journalists, they flirted briefly with being fruiterers before deciding to stick to their knitting. They live on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula with their flying dog Smudge.

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