Budgerigar – how a little Aussie bird captured the hearts of the world

Of all the many things Australia has exported to the world, one in particular has captured the hearts and minds of people across the globe – the cheeky, chatty, colourful little bird, the budgerigar.
Beautiful, delighful, enchanting, wild or tamed budgies are Australia’s gift to the bird world.
They sing, they dance, and yawn as contagiously as humans.
They are masters of mimicry.
They can grasp simple grammar, can count to six and have memories which belie their size.
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