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Forest bathing with lyrebirds

Forest bathing with lyrebirds

by Paula Peeters | Jun 20, 2015 | Wildlife illustration, Writing

This week I did a little forest bathing – ‘Shinrin-yoku’ to the Japanese. It’s the practice of immersing oneself in the forest atmosphere, and is said to reduce stress, and maybe even prevent cancer. I took my forest bath by walking to Coomera...
Ants in the scanner – Aaaarghhh!

Ants in the scanner – Aaaarghhh!

by Paula Peeters | Jun 13, 2015 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing

“There’s far too much wildlife in the suburbs” I heard a woman say the other day. She shuddered, and her face wrinkled up as if there was cat poo under her nose. I didn’t want to start an argument, so I said nothing at the time. But this same urban wildlife is...
Why are Australian swans black?

Why are Australian swans black?

by Paula Peeters | Jun 6, 2015 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing

Australian swans are black, while most swans are white. Why should this be? When I was a child, growing up in Australia, the only swans I saw were black. At Lake Wendouree in Ballarat, or in the Botanic Gardens of Melbourne, the swans were slightly menacing in their...
Is a woomera like a heron’s neck?

Is a woomera like a heron’s neck?

by Paula Peeters | May 16, 2015 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing

This post is co-authored by Gordon Sanson.¹ Early dawn light is creeping across a glassy-still wetland, as wreaths of mist curl upwards. A large white egret stands still, poised ready. Nearby a man is waiting for kangaroos to venture onto the lush grass near the...
Walk like a man: Was the giant kangaroo too big to hop?

Walk like a man: Was the giant kangaroo too big to hop?

by Paula Peeters | May 1, 2015 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing

Many years ago, Franz Kafka imagined a creature that was elusive, and remained tantalizingly out of reach, so that its exact nature was never quite discerned: The animal resembles a kangaroo, but not as to the face, which is flat almost like a human face, and small...
Egrets? I’ve had a few…

Egrets? I’ve had a few…

by Paula Peeters | Apr 22, 2015 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing

  Over the last couple of months four species of egret have been frequenting Dowse Lagoon. Sometimes I see them together in the same muddy corner near the bird-hide. They are the great egret Ardea alba, plumed or intermediate egret Ardea plumifera, little egret...
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