Bruny Youth Story Prize

There is no other feeling of seeing your favourite bird fly past you with a sugar high in its stomach, I’m talking about the rare bird that is known for living on Bruny Island Tasmania the Forty spotted pardalote, it’s one of the fastest birds I’ve ever seen with my two eyes did you know that the fear of birds is called Ornithopia! 

The life Sycle of a forty spotted pardalote starts in a little nest with strips of bark holding its weight its main food source being the sap from white eucalyptus leaves pact with a sugar overload the tip of their beaks has a little hook they use to open the leaf making the perfect meal to enjoy. These birds unfortunately are an endangered species to Tasmania and we need to spread awareness for our next generation.
 

Winners of the Bruny Youth Story Prize will be announced at The Bruny Island Bird Festival on Sunday, the 22nd of March at 12 pm in the Adventure Bay hall. This prize is proudly brought to you by The Bruny Kids and Nature Project, led by Claire Boost and the Tasmanian Community Fund.