by Paula Peeters | Feb 2, 2026 | A cartoon guide to Australian Ecology, Wildlife illustration
Australia has an extraordinary diversity of Eucalyptus trees, and they naturally grow in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Here’s a few I’ve been lucky enough to meet, and some thoughts on why they might grow like they do. Of course ecology is always...
by Paula Peeters | Dec 7, 2025 | A cartoon guide to Australian Ecology, Cartoon, Tales of science
Hopping is a very energy-efficient way to move, for kangaroos. But no other medium-large mammal hops. Why? A key to hoppies: Big hoppies = Macropus, Osphranter Small bouncy hoppies = Bettongs & Potoroos Various wobbly hoppies = Notamacropus, Onychogalea, Wallabia,...
by Paula Peeters | Dec 1, 2025 | A cartoon guide to Australian Ecology, Cartoon, Tales of science
Forget about bees’ knees, what about bird knees? Bird leg anatomy is often misunderstood, but helpful to know, especially for artists. The bone names are -Thigh = FemurShin = Tibia & fibula in humans; tibiotarsus in birdsFoot = Tarsals & metatarsals in...
by Paula Peeters | Nov 13, 2025 | A cartoon guide to Australian Ecology, Cartoons
For weeks I’ve been hearing the calls of our resident Brown Thornbills, mixed in with the eerie downward trills of the Shining Bronze-cuckoo. They have an ecological partnership, of sorts. It may make you feel squeamish… But is it a horror...
by Paula Peeters | Sep 1, 2025 | Nature journaling
Rain patters on the roof and drums down the gutters, but doesn’t deter our resident Little Wattlebird. He or she is croaking and squawking raucously from the banksia, surrounded by blooms. I can hear the rain and the bird as I write this: I feel happily connected to...
