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Bronwen Scott

Snakes Where They Shouldn’t Be

Introduced species wreaking havoc

Jun 24

The coils of a hefty snake with a glorious iridescence on the scales. The skin is patterned with patches of rich brown outlined in black and with a cream-coloured network separating them.

Jun 24

Justice for the Kraken!

A gentle giant of legend

May 10

Curled arms of an octopus bathed in red light against a stark black background. The arms bear rows of suckers.

May 10

The Changing Mediterranean

From the Zanclean Flood to the Suez Canal

Apr 27

Photo of a beautiful cove with what looks like a limestone cliff. The water is a stunning turquoise and clear to a smooth sandy floor. The water is seen through the branches of a spindly, wind-trimmed pine tree.

Apr 27

Born to the Purple

A regal colour from a humble origin

Mar 30

Born to the Purple

Mar 30

A Matter of Scale

Small creatures, big results

Feb 23

Detail of an embroidered mantle. The fabris is dyed deep red and gold embroidery depicts a stylised lion with a mane that looks like flames and a striped body. The finer details are picked out in double rows of pearls.

Feb 23

Looking Both Ways

Hiding in plain sight

Feb 9

Looking Both Ways

Feb 9

Over the Edge

One more bird becomes extinct on our watch

Dec 15, 2024

Painting of a noble if sad-looking bird with long legs, long neck and a long, slender, down-curved bill. The curlew has brown feathers on back and wings and black spots on neck and breast. It stands on one leg with the other slighly raised. It is beside a clump of straggy grass with a water body and mountain in the background.

Dec 15, 2024

Spring Surprise

A blizzard of iridescence

Nov 10, 2024

A Zodiac Moth with wings spread showing the pink — orange — yellow — green iridescence between the black bands and the white scalloped edge to the hind wings. If you didn’t know it was a moth, you’d swear it was a swallowtail butterfly.

Nov 10, 2024

Sightlines

Keeping an eye on the birds

Oct 28, 2024

Bird with a stunning two-tone blue face, black mohawk, olive back and wings, and white front with a black bib.

Oct 28, 2024

If Looks Could…

The (un)natural history of Basilisks

Oct 7, 2024

Woodcut of a strange looking critter with a long tail, raised and curled at the tip; a pudgy scaly body with eight legs; and a head with a curved beak and wattles, and bearing a crown wedged on a pointy head.

Oct 7, 2024

Bronwen Scott

Bronwen Scott

Zoologist, writer, artist, museum fan, enjoying life in the tropical rainforest of Far North Queensland. She/her. Website: bronwenscott.com

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