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Incredible work.
The fossilised spit of this Antarctic sea bird is helping scientists unlock its past
The elegant snow petrel is something of a mystery to scientists, but researchers hope the fossilised remains of the bird's thick, oily spit will shed light on its history.Finally got some shots of a breaching humpback whale on my last day in the Kimberley. So very fortunate 🙂
My chat about agile wallabies on ABC radio this afternoon.
Sharing our backyard with Wallabies -- Dr Martin Cohen
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AIt has been awhile since I posted something about wildlife or a favourite region. Soon I am going back to the remote and beautiful Kimberley region of North-west Australia. This will be my 12th expedition as a naturalist to this amazing region, one of favourite places on this planet.
Why do I love the Kimberley region so much?
There are so many reasons: The remoteness of this wilderness region (you cannot get there except by sea), the ancient and spectacular geology (2.2 bilion year old sandstone including world famous anticlines), the way the light changes on the sandstone cliffs on King George River, the huge tidal range (up to 10 metres), the extensive mangroves complete with estuarine crocodiles, a good diversity of coastal birds (including several majestic birds of prey), mudskippers, fiddler crabs and so much more, the rock wallabies zooming around the sandstone in the early morning light, the humpback whales leaping and tail-slapping everywhere you look while mothers swim with their new born calves, and last but not least, the breathtaking cultural experience of visiting an area inhabited by the first Australians some 60,000 years ago and being privileged to view their art.
I can't wait to see it again.
I have posted a selection of images. I hope you like them 🙂
Amazing images Martin. You are most fortunate to have been there so many times.
Lovely stuff Martin
Truly amazing region. May it remain remote from human interference.
My final chat for this season with Sharon Malloy on ABC radio across Queensland. This week was about the wildlife you might encounter if you are lucky enough to be enjoying our great outdoors this Easter weekend.
Wildlife on Your Wireless -- Wildlife you could discover over Easter
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AMy recent chat to Sharon Malloy about attracting wildlife to your backyard - Part 2.
Wildlife on your Wireless -- Attracting Birds to Your Backyard
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AI can think of a number of your Australian wildlife I would NOT want to attract to my back yard Martin! 😄 But luckily we have plenty of beasties & birdies here as you know. Your lot would either die of cold or drown right now as torrential rain here & 0°C 😬 ❄️ 🌧️ love & hugs to you & woofer 😊
My recent chat to Sharon Malloy about attracting wildlife to your backyard - Part 1.
Wildlife on the Wireless -- Attracting Wildlife to your Backyard
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AMy chat this morning with Sharon Malloy on ABC radio through Queensland was on elapid snakes. These are the snakes that are front-fanged and are often deadly :).
Wildlife on Your Wireless - Elapid Snakes
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AMy chat about burrowing frogs on ABC radio throughout Queensland this morning with Sharon Malloy.
Wildlife on your Wireless - Burrowing Frogs
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AMy weekly chat with Sharon Malloy on Queensland ABC radio was all about galahs. I hope you enjoy!
Wildlife on the Wireless - Galahs
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AMy chat this morning with Sharon Malloy on ABC Radio throughout Queensland about Brush-tail Possums.
Wildlife on the Wireless - Brush Tailed Possums
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from ACommon Brushtail Possums
My chat with Sharon Malloy on ABC radio this morning about cicadas 🙂
Wildlife on your Wireless -- Cicadas
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from ABin Chickens! My chat with Sharon Malloy on Queensland ABC radio this morning.
Wildlife on your Wireless -- White Ibis
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AI cant open your talks anymore it wamts me tp download some app, are they on another version ?
Christmas beetles are featured this week on my backyard wildlife segment with Sharon Malloy on ABC radio.
Wildlife on Your Wireless - Christmas Beetles
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AEven managed to squeeze in my backyard wildlife segments about green tree ant on ABC radio Queensland Saturday morning. Curiously, my friend Martyn Harries and I listened to it live via the internet while driving from Bristol to Devon. Ain't modern technology marvellous!
Wildlife on you Wireless -- Green Ants
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AFinally the ABC story. I hope this issue gets the public support it deserves. I am just a spokesperson as it is the carers who are the heroes. Big thanks to the bat carers who are doing a magnificent job.
Ecologists blame construction for spike in baby bat deaths in Cairns
Far north Queensland ecologists believe development is devastating Cairns's most valuable natural asset — its wildlife.
Do you have a favourite bird in your backyard? Find out more with my chat with Sharon Malloy on ABC radio this morning.
Wildlife on Your Wireless -- What's your favourite bird?
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AIt isn't long until Christmas, so are you still looking for an ideal present?
Why not purchase a copy of a beautiful and enchanting children's book - Paddy O'Melon The Irish Kangaroo.
Written by my late partner, Julia Cooper, and illustrated by award-winning wildlife artist, Daryl Dickson, this delightful book about the adventures of a sweet little rainforest kangaroo, will gladden your heart and make you smile.
Just google Paddy O'Melon and you will find it available world-wide on internet sites such as Amazon and Booktopia.
Noapte bună!.....
My chat with Sharon Malloy on ABC radio Queensland about koalas this morning. I hope you enjoy.
Wildlife on Your Wireless -- Koalas
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AMy chat on ABC Radio Queensland about snakes, specifically pythons, last Saturday.
Wildlife on Your Wireless - Snakes
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AMy ABC Radio chat with Sharon Malloy about Bush Stone Curlews a couple of weeks ago.
Wildlife on the Wireless - Curlews
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AThe story about construction impacts on baby flying-foxes at the Cairns library camp shown on WIN news tonight. Please share.
BAT CRISIS
This is the story ABC Far North radio did today on the library bat camp with Lynda Stevenson and myself. Hopefully it highlights the problems these developments are causing our wonderful flying-foxes.
Please share to your networks.
Is construction killing baby bats in Cairns?
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from AMy chat with Sharon this morning on ABC radio was about Micro-bats, one of my favourite topics. I hope you enjoy 🙂
Talking about microbats on Wildlife on Your Wireless
ABC Far North uploads content to soundcloud from all of our radio programs as well as content for online. Check out our sets for Breakfast, Mornings, Drive and News to get the latest content from A