Bird of the year - Tawny Frogmouth The Tawny Frogmouth Podargus strigoides has today been voted as the bird of the year in an open poll ran...

  Pick of Iceland  Kirkjufell Fjaorargljufur Gullfoss Svartifoss Svartifoss Geyser Ice diamond Seal on ice Reynisfjara Beach, stacks Reynisf...

Evidence of polygamy in the Tawny Frogmouth An adult male Tawny Frogmouth sits second from the right between five fledglings.  I recently fo...

  A Helping Hand I met two Shingleback lizards Trachydosaurus rugosus yesterday while out in the bush. They were eating the flowers of conol...

  Mountain Forest Orchids Last week I was up in the mountain forests of Namadgi and I found s patch of woodland that was rich with orchids. ...