Ian Fraser, talking naturally

Thursday, 21 November 2019

Cycads; ancients with an amazing sex life!

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Cycads, now a small part of the world's vegetation landscape, once dominated it. Their fossil record goes back unambiguously to 280 mil...
Thursday, 7 November 2019

Kirstenbosch: one of the world's great gardens

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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden really is one of the world's great botanic gardens and a delight to visit. This post is based on...
Thursday, 24 October 2019

Tough Toucans; anything but clowns!

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A quick search of the internet will reveal plenty of anthropomorphic throw-away lines like "it's impossible to take toucans seriou...
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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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