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

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

by Paula Peeters | May 9, 2015 | Tales of science, Writing

  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. Not many people like...
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