Australian Geographic #131 Mar-Apr 2016
On the cover of this issue is a beautiful grey falcon, the only one in captivity. ‘Ash’, a rescue bird from WA, was photographed by Leila Jeffreys as part of her remarkable series of portraits of native birds that we feature inside. Also in this issue, learn about the high stakes of the international market for Aboriginal art; fly on high at the Canberra Balloon Spectacular; explore Queensland’s Glasshouse Mountains; join adventurer Tim Jarvis as he takes on the world’s vanishing glaciers; learn about the history of cycling in Australia; and see the crocodiles and corals of Papua New Guinea’s Kimbe Bay.