How a boy’s own song about eastern rosellas went viral and was covered by Ben Lee

Miles Phillips’ hit has been viewed 1.5m times and played on the radio. The seven-year-old was inspired after feeding birds and realising one ‘main bird stood out’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMiles Phillips greets me at the door of his house with a high five. His hair is spiked and a tiny, colourful parrot badge is pinned to his blazer collar. The two huge cameras being lugged behind me by two producers don’t faze him. This seven-year-old is a rockstar.Last week, Miles’ father, Joel Phillips, posted a “full band version” of his son’s song heralding the eastern rosella – a bright parrot native to south-eastern Australia. Continue reading...