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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...
Why is the ibis often grubby, and the egret always clean?

Why is the ibis often grubby, and the egret always clean?

by Paula Peeters | Mar 26, 2015 | Tales of science, Writing

Lifestyle choices or better beauty products? The Australian white ibis often looks grubby, but the white plumage of egrets always looks freshly laundered – with a purity and glow that the makers of clothes detergents would die for. Both birds start out with...
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