by Peter Rowland | Friday, January 1, 2021 | Australian Geographic, Birding, Birds, Magazine, Writing
Birding Basics My Australian Geographic Magazine ‘Bird Nerd’ column has had a face lift! While the bird nerd tag has flown away, the column is still about birds, or should I say birding. Birding is wonderfully addictive, and this year I will be sharing...
by Peter Rowland | Sunday, November 1, 2020 | Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Birds, Genetics, Magazine, Mutations, Writing
The Eyes Have It My ‘Bird Nerd’ column in the latest Australian Geographic Magazine (Issue 159) is all about variations in colouration and patterning in birds caused by the presence or absence of certain pigmants. The blacks and browns, in particular, are...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, September 1, 2020 | Article, Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Birds, Brush-turkey, Magazine, Malleefowl, Megapodes, Mound-builders, Scrubfowl
‘Big Building Birds’ (Bird Nerd Column) My ‘Bird Nerd’ column in the latest Australian Geographic Magazine (Issue 158) is all about those incredible birds that build huge mounds to incubate their eggs – the Magapodes. The name actually...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, August 8, 2020 | Petition, SOS, Spidercrabs, Uncategorised, Underwater
SOS – Save Our Spidercrabs Image Credit: PT Hirschfield (www.pinktankscuba.com) From April to July each year, thousands of Australian Giant Spider Crabs moult in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, seeking safety in numbers while they are in such a vulnerable state....
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | Albatross, Article, Australian Geographic, Bird Nerd, Birding, Birds, Magazine, Pelagic
All at Sea Issue 157 is the latest edition of the Australian Geographic Magazine to hit the shelves. In this issue my ‘Bird Nerd’ column is called ‘All at Sea’ and talks about pelagic birds and birding trips. The feature image is the...
