Anne Zahalka – Birds of a feather flock together Australian animals Emeritus Professor Nigel Forteath AM

Emeritus Professor Nigel Forteath AM is an Honorary Research Associate at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery

‘Oceanic crust and rock from deep below the earth’s surface

The full colour photographs together with descriptive text provide a visual feast for the avid plant hunter

Perform your own 'volcanic eruptions' at home

Anne Zahalka – Birds of a feather flock together Australian animals Emeritus Professor Nigel Forteath AMAnne Zahalka, one of Australias leading photographers, has turned her lens towards QVMAGs historic dioramas. Lost Landscapes is the latest iteration in her series Wild Life, a project in which she unearths habitat displays from around Australia and re imagines them to reflect contemporary concerns about the environment. A pair of hybrid swamphens perform a mating act in front offeathered friends. As ancestors of the now extinct Lord HoweIsland white