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Love of nature in the blood

I grew up in New South Wales, on the outskirts of Sydney, which is in the bushland shire, and my family are all into nature and conservation.

My grandfather was an entomologist,

My Nan was an avid bird watcher, my Dad and my Mum ran a native landscaping business, and a few other relatives were also into conservation and National Parks. So it’s kind of been in the blood.

But in particular I grew up bushwalking, looking for insects with my grandfather, looking at birds, marsupials, frogs, everything, and that's part of the journey.

I'm also an artist, so I actually enjoy drawing native animals and in particular birds, and I actually spent a lot of my time while working, taking advantage of some of the work I've done in Tasmania and in New South Wales to follow a lot of threatened species and threatened birds, photograph and paint them, so that's kind of where I've come from.

It's a lot of different angles, but I'm very passionate about birds in particular.

Swift Parrot profile Rob Blakers
Birds are a particular passion for Lyndel Wilson. Image: The critically endangered Swift Parrot, Rob Blakers

Lyndel Wilson
Lyndel Wilson
Lyndel is the terrestrial birds program leader at BirdLife Australia


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