Make sure you get up early to hear the dawn chorus. For Perth that’s about 0556 (around about or just shortly after nautical twilight). For anywhere else in the world you can calculate your twilight here http://www.ga.gov.au/geodesy/astro/ (but you need to know your lat and long)
International Dawn Chorus Day tomorrow 4 May Read More »
Cane toads reached the Quarantine Station at the WA/NT border near Kununurra (as reported in the West Australian).
Cane toad day Monday 2 March 2009 Read More »
Cane toads reached the Quarantine Station at the WA/NT border near Kununurra (as reported in The West Australian).
Cane Toad Day Monday 2 March 2009 Read More »
Emerging Nyoongar artist, Peter Farmer, makes monochromatic blue paintings which reflect the beauty of the Blue Wren found in the south-west of Western Australia. Peter’s paintings evoke the deep history and relationship of his people to their country and its fauna. His Blue Wren totem comes from his great-grandmother via his father, Peter Farmer
Peter Farmer exhibition at Goddard de Fiddes Read More »
These are from an illustration of sexual selection in a popular science encyclopaedia
“Love-Nest of the Bower-bird” Read More »
Something to do on a long flight… not the drink but scribbling through in-flight magazines
a boring plane flight Read More »
The world has no shortage of things (the world of the Great Bowerbird) was a sound installation shown as part of The System of Nature, exhibition at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, The University of Western Australia. This exhibition celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of Linnaeus.
some relevant past works 7 Read More »
A bowerbird being released after banding at the Broome Bird Observatory. This was part of the green, grey or dull silver art and science project.
some relevant past works 3 Read More »
Exhibition at ACCA http://www.accaonline.org.au/Current GERDA STEINER & JÖRG LENZLINGER The Water Hole 23 December 2008 – 1 March 2009 Swiss artists Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger have created an ecological fantasy-world in ACCA’s main gallery. The pair, who have collaborated since 1997, bring together made and found objects to create extravagant, magical installations that
GERDA STEINER & JÖRG LENZLINGER The Water Hole Read More »
All birds banded by professional bird banders at Broome Bird Observatory are released back into the wild. Banded birds have lived for up to 12 years after being banded.
The juvenile’s feathers are more fluffy and look more disordered here. Actually, mango is covered in squashed mango too, so s/he looks a bit more bedraggled than usual. In this detail of under the tail the more obvious barring of juveniles can be clearly seen