Ian Fraser, talking naturally

Last week there was great excitement in our part of the world when a pair of Tawny Grassbirds Megalurus timoriensis turned up at Jerrabomb...

While my overseas readers will probably have no reaction to that line, I'm sure my Australian ones will recognise it immediately. I...

As I write this, it's 38 degrees C outside (and in my study!), about 10 degrees above our long-term average maximum for January. In man...

One of the things that makes the Canberra region a joy for natural historians is its seasonality; of course all of Australia has seasons...

Fork-tailed Drongo Etosha National Park, Namibia 2003 It may not be the only drongo in my suburb of Duffy, but it's the one t...