Ian Fraser, talking naturally

Monday, 5 August 2013

Hover Craft

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Many years ago I was searching for the elusive Grey Honeyeater Conopophila whitei in mulga woodland near Alice Springs (not the first or l...
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Thursday, 1 August 2013

On This Day, 1 August: Switzerland's National Day

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Today, 1 August, marks the anniversary - according to tradition - of the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291 AD. It's a very lo...
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Tuesday, 30 July 2013

Bénoué National Park

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I'm a big fan of woodlands; OK, I like any natural habitat, but the openness of woodlands, along with their generally rich wildlife, ma...
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Friday, 26 July 2013

Fifty Shades of Black

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This is not really another in the intermittent series on colours in nature; it's rather about some of the amazingly diverse (and creati...
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Tuesday, 23 July 2013

These Wallabies Rock!

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If you came here hoping for some material on the Australian Rugby team, my apologies; whether they rock remains to be seen in weeks to come...
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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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