by Paula Peeters | Feb 15, 2026 | A cartoon guide to Australian Ecology, Tales of science
A post inspired by, and starring some of the charismatic parrots who are my neighbours: the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo and Pale-headed Rosella. With a cameo by the Long-billed Corella. The evolution of the parrot beak was a major innovation...
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 | Oct 10, 2024 | A cartoon guide to Australian Ecology, Tales of science, Wildlife illustration
‘Tree hollows are animal homes’ is a new series of designs inspired by the relationship between the many Australian animal species that use hollows and the trees that provide them. This #3 design includes illustrations of 19 animal species that use hollows in the...
