The Australian Magpie

Buddies in the backyard   MORE …

Indian Mynas

These little brown birds are taking over the best nesting spots   MORE …

Noisy Miners

Sometimes mistaken for Indian Mynas   MORE …

Noisy Miners, Indian Mynas

Here’s how to tell the difference   MORE …

Starlings

Another introduced pest, or not?   MORE …

Australian White Ibis

Conservation takes an unexpected twist     MORE …

Geese teeth

Some birds have ‘teeth’. No, really. Sort of …   MORE …

Birds’ knees

Do they bend forwards or backwards? Now you’ll know.   MORE …

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos

Beautiful birds with an awful call   MORE …

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos

Beautiful birds with a beautiful call   MORE …

Glossy Black Cockatoos

Casuarinas’ seed-eaters   MORE …

Common waterbirds around Sydney

This guide identifies the usual culprits   MORE …

Rainbow Lorikeets

Raucous and colourful, but not always welcome   MORE …

Masked Lapwings

Or should we be calling them Spur-winged Plovers?   MORE …

Pacfic Black ducks

A common Aussie duck   MORE …

Black Swans

Bird emblem of Western Australia   MORE …

Are they crows or ravens in Sydney?

The answer’s in the neck feathers   MORE …

Brush Turkeys

Building McMansion birds’ nests   MORE …

Darters

Comfortable on land, in the air and in water   MORE …

Australian Pelicans

For such a big, clumsy-looking bird on land,
they sure look graceful in the air   MORE …

Black and white birds

Identifying from a bunch that is easily confused   MORE …

Jumper Ants and Bulldog Ants

Insects with attitude   MORE …

The world’s longest insect?

This critter is for real. All 42 cm (16.6 inches) of it   MORE …

How many eyes do insects have?

The number varies   MORE …

How many eyes do spiders have?

Quite a lot, actually   MORE …

How long do spiders live?

They can’t last forever   MORE …

Common Australian orb-weaving spiders

Most of the time, in Eastern Australia, that big spider in your garden will be one of these   MORE …

Golden Orb Weaver spiders

Common, and harmless   MORE …

Huntsman spiders

Big, hairy, scary and timid   MORE …

Fear of huntsman spiders

Some things you can do about it   MORE …

The amazing net-casting spiders

These handsome critters have a remarkable method of catching prey   MORE …

Commensal spiders

Eating the leftovers   MORE …

Jumping spiders

These guys are some of the most decorative spiders   MORE …

What is a spider?

No really. What makes a spider a spider?   MORE …

How I catch spiders

Here’s how I catch them to take them outside   MORE …

Lizard bite

Getting more than you bargained for   MORE …

Asian House Geckos

More than just a pretty face?   MORE …

Lantana

Tough, invasive and widespread   MORE …

Some big Australian trees

We’re chopping them down so fast most people have never seen a big gum tree. Here are some nice ones   MORE …

A few unusual Australian trees

They might not be the biggest, but they sure look good   MORE …

Will Australia’s giant trees return?

Maybe not. This looks at some of the reasons why  MORE …

Feral animals

What’s the real meaning of that term?   MORE …

What’s a bug?

When talking about insects that word has a specific meaning   MORE …

Venomous or poisonous?

What’s the difference?   MORE …

Swapping Cane Toads for tree frogs

It was rewarding in ways we didn’t expect

Lizard bite

Sometimes you get more than you bargained for   MORE …

Asian House Geckos

More than just a pretty face?   MORE …

Camouflaged critters

Blending in to a scene near you   MORE …

Feeding wild animals

Is it a good idea?   MORE …

Back from the Brink

My review of the book by Peter Andrews   MORE …

Sydney critters

Some of the best critters hang out where you least expect them   MORE …

Cute stuff

Critters sure can look cute when they’re little   MORE …

Fire and the Australian bush

The story of fire is a complicated one   MORE …

What’s with this ‘Nature Stuff’ then?

What’s the deal?   MORE …