Bird at My Table/A Honeybee Heart has Five Openings
Ecology In Your Backyard
Darryl Jones + Helen Jukes (UK)
Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland
Environment / Relationships / Science
212
#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Bird feeders, bee keeping and love. Mixing narrative and research.
Chair: Emma Griffiths
#Artists
Darryl Jones
Darryl is an author, researcher, mentor and wildlife expert who has concentrated on trying to understand the relationships between people and the animals that live around us the the cities of Australia. As well as publishing over 200 scientific articles and a similar number of popular science pieces, he has written 8 books including a memoir (Curlews on Vulture Street) and most recently, the first field guide to the urban birds of Australia.
Helen Jukes (UK)
Helen Jukes is a writer, beekeeper, and writing tutor. Her writing has appeared in Caught by the River, BBC Wildlife, Resurgence, Backroad Journal, The Junket, and LITRO. She tutors on the creative writing programme at Oxford University, and also with the Bee Friendly Trust, a London-based charity founded by beekeeper Luke Dixon to promote our understanding of honeybees and help nurture sustainable habitats.
She lives in the Welsh Marches, UK.
#Moderator
Emma Griffiths
From breaking news and political reporting to the latest in entertainment, Emma Griffiths loves the variety of presenting a fast paced Drive program. Taking up a post in Moscow for 4 years saw Emma reporting on the school siege in Beslan, the political upheavals of Ukraine’s “orange” revolution, travelling to the Arctic circle and of course, keeping a close eye on Vladimir Putin. Emma’s coverage in Beslan won her a highly commended nod in the 2005 Walkley Awards. The road from Moscow led to Sydney and Canberra for a long stint of political reporting, including a number of years reporting from the Parliament House bureau. Emma has moved back to her home town and now presents the ABC Brisbane Drive program.
