Because in Australia, its actually summertime.

Our newest pair of Australian Gouldian Finches, who insist on breeding in the dead of winter, have successfully hatched two chicks, and for the first time we have a little web camera set up to watch them. We captured this video on Dec. 24th, where both parents are feeding the tiny 4 day old babies. The male parent is at the top (standing on one of the chicks!), and the female is below. The babies have a pattern of spots around their beak and in their mouth that act as a kind of target for the parents. (Put food here!) They are totally naked and their eyes won't open for another 4-5 days. They've already doubled in size.