by admin | Feb 19, 2012 | News
Trapdoor Spider burrows are perfectly designed to blend in with their surroundings. They are often only found when we are looking for something else – as with this one. We didn’t see the spider and don’t know what species...
by admin | Feb 1, 2012 | News
You may think that the bush is dry and lifeless this month, but you’d be mistaken. There are several plants that flower in February and they help support the birds and insects that abound at this time of year. The Pink Summer Star Flower, Calytrix fraserii, can be...
by admin | Jan 28, 2012 | News
The temperature was still over 35C when we met for a night stalk on January 27, 2012. Frogs were the last animal we expected to see, but we must have encountered more than a dozen of them. The Moaning Frog, Heleioporus eyrei, above, is a burrowing frog and makes a low...
by admin | Jan 16, 2012 | News
A very exciting discovery was made on 16 January 2012 – a male Splendid Fairy-wren was sighted in our bushland. To our knowledge, this is the first time that this bird has been seen in our bushland. If you have seen this bird...
by admin | Dec 30, 2011 | News
While walking in the bush on 30 December 2011, we came across a grove of flowering Astartea scoparia. We could see that it was a hive of activity with the flowers providing a sought after source of nectar. Here are some of the insects we found using the...
