Ian Fraser, talking naturally

Thursday, 17 October 2013

Oddbills 4

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Another in a sporadic series on more-than-usually remarkable bird bills; here's the link to the previous one in the series (and throug...
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Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Australian Bird Names; a new book

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I don't generally advertise here, but I thought my new book - co-authored with friend, colleague and linguist Jeannie Gray - might be o...
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Monday, 14 October 2013

Fifty Shades of Red

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Not really one of my intermittent series on colours in nature - though I'll come back for another of those soon enough - but rather in ...
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Friday, 11 October 2013

Refugio Paz de las Aves; a good news ecotourism story

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Ecuador is a wonderful destination for anyone who cares about nature, and it seems that the government actually realises this. One of t...
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Wednesday, 9 October 2013

When Nature Satirises Art...

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The view from over the fence of a very fancy and pricey-looking winery-cum-conference centre in the Margaret River area of far south-wester...
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Tuesday, 8 October 2013

On This Day, 8 October; birth of William Swainson - parrot and goose

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William Swainson, a passionate and skilled English naturalist and artist, was born on this day in 1789. Unfortunately his passion see...
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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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