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A Tale of Three Scrubwrens

A Tale of Three Scrubwrens

by Paula Peeters | Mar 28, 2021 | Beechmont Nature Journal, Nature journaling, Tales of science

Australia has an enormous variety of little brown birds. Some of these are scrubwrens, of the genus Sericornis (The name ‘Sericornis’ refers to the soft, silky plumage of these birds). Three species of Sericornis live in the forests of Lamington National Park, near my...
Lullabies for life

Lullabies for life

by Paula Peeters | Jan 6, 2016 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing

A pair of fairy wrens are in our garden – their calls are shrill, sweet and curiously penetrating. And for the first time ever, I think they might stay. This is terribly exciting. When we moved here eight years ago, we transformed a backyard of kikuyu grass into...
The wisdom of pelicans

The wisdom of pelicans

by Paula Peeters | Dec 17, 2015 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration

I was sitting on a nearly-deserted Bribie Island beach last week, with only sand, sea, and bushland all around. An osprey was hunting nearby, and a few terns drifted past. The tide was up, and we’d just been for a dip – but only as far as a shallow sand spit,...
The kingfishers that don’t fish

The kingfishers that don’t fish

by Paula Peeters | Nov 19, 2015 | Tales of science, Wildlife illustration

Every summer, in our street, there was a loud insistent “pip-pip-pip” that rang out, at intervals, nearly all day. The Sacred Kingfishers were nesting in a large old tree near the corner. The tree is gone now, and I need to walk further to be within earshot of the...
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...
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