Ian Fraser, talking naturally

Tuesday, 16 July 2013

On This Day, 16 July; Charles Sturt died

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On this day in 1869 a man regarded as a hero of Australian exploration died in England. There were times in his life when it seemed as thou...
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Thursday, 11 July 2013

Trapping Desert Water; mulga and devil

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To survive in an arid land where it might not rain meaningfully for years requires strategies. Many larger animals are nomads, following th...
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Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Puñihuil: penguins - and much more!

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After the domestic dramas of last week (and my Night Parrot posting attracted more interest in a few days than anything else I've ...
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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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