16 May 2015

Is an aboriginal woomera like a heron’s neck?

posted in: Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing | 6

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 an aboriginal man is waiting for kangaroos to venture … Read More
9 May 2015

The toadfish, the toe-cutter, and the great swimming head

posted in: Tales of science, Writing | 2

  I once met a man who could hypnotize toadfish. He would stand ankle-deep, on the mudflats of Bramble Bay, with his heels together like Dorothy. And the little common toadfish would swim into the ‘V’ created, and become still. … Read More