It's spring time! This is one of the most exciting times of year for Aussie finch keepers, as it's also the start of the breeding season. Good luck to everyone—and enjoy the newsletter!
Spring is here! Now that the weather is finally starting to warm up, it’s time get out into the aviary and get everything ready for the upcoming breeding season.
The black-throated finch is known by a lot of different names, including the parson finch, black-rumped grassfinch, or black throat. The black-rumped subspecies is colloquially known as the diggle. They are only found in the grassy woodlands of north-eastern Australia, having gone extinct in New South Wales.
Interview with Finch Society of Australia president Sam Davis
In this interview, we look at the finch collection and aviaries of Sam Davis; who is the president of the Finch Society of Australia and vice-president of the Canary and Cage Bird Federation of Australia.
