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Featured Letter • CARTOGRAPHIC EXCELLENCE

YOUR SAY • May • June 2021

EERIE YERRANDERIE

BEE SEEN • James Dorey became the first person in nearly a century to see an Australian cloaked bee. This is his remarkable story of rediscovering a species thought to have disappeared from the planet forever.

THE IRISH OF BAKER’S FLAT • The excavation of a lost village in South Australia casts new light on the story of the Irish in Australia.

AUSTRALIA’S FIRST OLYMPIAN • 1896: Edwin Flack races into history.

BIRDING BASICS with Peter Rowland • Identifying a bird in the bush isn’t always easy for beginner birders, but noting a few key features will narrow it down.

LAURA QUINKAN DANCE FESTIVAL 2–4 JULY

HISTORIC DUO • We owe many records of colonial Sydney to the Fosters, an early 20th-century couple determined to document a settlement’s transition to a city.

ARMED AND OPERATIONAL • The terms arms and tentacles are both used for the appendages of cephalopods, a marine animal group that includes octopuses. Tentacles are used for capturing prey and have suckers, and sometimes hooks, for gripping. Arms have a sensory function and are used for other purposes, such as manipulating objects, and movement. Some arms in males are modified for mating.

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SPIDERS CAN FLY

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA FAIR

SAMI’S GALAXY SECRETS

LOOKING UP with Glenn Dawes

SPOTLIGHT ON KANGAROO WELFARE • The commercial culling of Australia’s most recognisable and much-loved animal is facing a major shake-up.

WILD AUSTRALIA DIARY ENTRIES

DARLING DEMONSTRATION • Portraits were carried through the Menindee district to draw attention to the decline of the Baaka – or Barka – (Darling) River.

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THE GREATEST ESCAPE • In another time and another place, the exploits of James Porter might have been regarded as ingenious and heroic. But in colonial Australia this wily larrikin convict frustrated authorities.

On a wing and a prayer • For decades, injured birds of prey have been nursed back to health and returned to the wild with carers not knowing if they survived…until now.

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The wonder of wildflowers • The south-western corner of Western Australia is home to one of the richest, most diverse selections of native plants in the world. When they bloom, spectacular wildflower displays sweep across the landscape, rewarding those who look closely with marvels found nowhere else in the world.

Banksia silos • A large-scale mural in Ravensthorpe celebrates the flowering cycle of Baxter’s banksia.

Three floral journeys • Take a road trip to explore the botanical treasures of Western Australia’s South West.

TIPPING POINT? • A new report warning Australia’s ecosystems are collapsing en masse calls for a radical rethink of how we approach nature conservation.

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