Yesterday morning I was on the receiving end of some very mild racism (read: verbal abuse from an angry idiot) while I was waiting to catch the bus to work. As usual, I stood there trying not to sweat as I listened to my music when a smartly dressed man with a large belly, iPad and iPhone approached me. He moved his mouth. I took my headphones off. This is our conversation. Just keep two things in mind – I was polite to him and he was already a little…
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I wouldn’t describe myself as a naturalist. Whenever we were in the British countryside The Girl would occasionally ask me for the name of a bird or plant, but unless it was a crow or a willow tree I’d have no idea. Despite this lack of knowledge I’ve always been interested in nature and animals. And I’ve looked at my coming to Australia as a wonderful opportunity to meet exotic new species of birds, marsupials, reptiles and yes… even arachnids. There are several bird species in and around Sydney which…
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