John Bennett
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From Ospreys in the sun to terns in wind and rain
From Ospreys in the sun to terns in wind and rain How uncertain the present is. One day beautiful, the…
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Trees I’ve Loved – In Their Branches
I recorded a piece in ABC Coffs studios 'Forests were here first'. The book of the radio program is now out,…
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The Nambucca River, Feb 18
This is a beautiful river full of fish, but upstream has to be carefully managed to balance between wetland biodiversity…
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Night Spotting, Valla Nature Reserve
‘Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty." Junichiro Tanizaki,
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Don’t Put Shit on Nature, Valla
Wyn was so annoyed one dawn at Valla Beach with all the dog excrement that she just put pen to…
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The leech
This habitat is the most ancient in Australia, once covering ancient Gondwana. . . . Blood trickled from a leech bite a…
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The Tawny Frogmouth
Unlike owls they mainly catch insects and with their beaks not talons, and rather than flying about in search of…
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Three sunrises in a row – 16th -18th January
The sun appears, framed by the cave walls, pointing straight down the mouth at a sluggish speed of light. Facts…
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Forget Global Warming (for a day or two)
“We are clearing land, we are degrading land, we introduce feral animals and take the top predators out, we change…
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