Planting season for 2012 is finished.

Planting season for 2012 is finished.

This is just one of the seedlings we have planted in the bushland during June and July 2012. We had more than 1,100 seedlings this year, which took four sessions and 80 person-hours to put them in the ground. These were of 18 species – all of which were...
Planting season for 2012 is finished.

Millipedes are on the move

Millipedes are small invertebrates that spend most of their time hidden away. They only come out when the ground is moist, as to do so at other times would lead to them drying out and dying. Millipedes can be identified by their legs – they have two pairs of...
Planting season for 2012 is finished.

Stormy weather takes its toll.

The damage in the bush, caused by the storm on 10 June 2012, looks destructive but is actually essential to the ecosystem. Fallen branches provide extra habitat for insects and other invertebrates. The insects then provide food for birds like robins. Lizards use the...
Planting season for 2012 is finished.

Insect predators

Dragonflies and damselflies are very common insects – 25 species of dragonfly and 13 species of damselfly are found in the southwest of Western Australia. They are also very ancient insects. Fossils of damselflies have been found that date back to the Permian Period...
Planting season for 2012 is finished.

Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos flock for a feed.

This photograph was taken as a flock of Carnaby’s Cockatoo moved from one feeding area to another in the bushland. The flock contained close to 200 birds. Carnaby’s Cockatoo is a rare species and needs large numbers of Banksia flowers and seeds on which to feed....