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Nature’s Layers Unravelled – Encounters with birds, beasts, and relatives

Category: Australia

Encounter – The Welcome Swallow

Encounter – The Welcome Swallow

Bijoy VenugopalJune 1, 2015January 9, 2025

The Aristotelian phrase ‘One swallow doesn’t make a summer’ doesn’t quite apply in the case of the Welcome Swallow, which was named by Australian farmers eager for its arrival in the spring

Encounter – The Australian Water Dragon

Encounter – The Australian Water Dragon

Bijoy VenugopalMay 27, 2015May 25, 2015

The charismatic Australian Water Dragon can be seen sunning itself on the outskirts of Australian cities. As its name implies, it is wedded to water

Encounter – The Galah or Rose-breasted Cockatoo

Encounter – The Galah or Rose-breasted Cockatoo

Bijoy VenugopalMay 7, 2015May 6, 2015

In Aussie slang, its name means ‘loveable fool’. Meet the Galah, a common but nonetheless striking cockatoo found in Australia

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