Ian Fraser, talking naturally

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Atherton: a tiny, despoiled but still special tropical tableland

Eight hundred metres above steamy Cairns, in tropical north Queensland, is a small volcanic plateau, not much more than 35km from north to s...

Thursday, 22 January 2026

Waders Across the World

Of course lots of familiar waterbirds wade in water, including herons, ibis, spoonbills, plovers and flamingoes, but this post concerns one ...

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About Me

Ian Fraser: Canberra-based naturalist, conservationist, educator since 1980. I’m passionate about the natural world (especially the southern hemisphere), and trying to understand it and to share such understandings. To that aim I’ve written several books (most recently 'Birds in Their Habitats' and 'Australian Bird Names; origins and meanings'), and run tours all over Australia, and for 17 years to South and Central America. I've done a lot of ABC radio work, chaired a government environmental advisory committee and taught many adult education classes – and of course presented this blog, since 2012. I am a recipient of the Australian Natural History Medallion, the Australian Plants Award and most recently a Medal of the Order of Australia for ‘services to conservation and the environment’. I live happily in suburban Duffy with my partner Louise surrounded by a dense native garden and lots of birds.

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