Birds Articles

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 caused by melanin, and the...

'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 means 'large foot' and these...

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 incredible Wandering Albatross (the bird...

Backyard Birding The May/June 2020 edition of my Bird Nerd column in the wonderful Australian Geographic Magazine is called "Backyard Birding". It talks about the movements of the backyard birds that we see from the comfort of our own homes (more so during the...