24 Sep 2015

Sneak preview of the Bimblebox Wonderland colouring book

posted in: Colouring books, Wildlife illustration | 14

On my recent visit to Bimblebox Nature Refuge I was entranced by small details of nature. Dried grasses in spears and curls; round flowerheads of the woolly mat-rush on spikes; lumpy humps of termite mounds; woodland birds foraging on the … Read More
12 Apr 2015

Why is the house gecko noisy while most lizards are silent?

posted in: Tales of science, Wildlife illustration, Writing | 10

A recent visitor to our house – a keen naturalist from southern Australia – was startled the first time he heard the sound of an Asian House gecko, and was even more surprised that a gecko was responsible for the … Read More