Night stalk on 26  November 2011

Night stalk on 26 November 2011

  The Friends of Queens Park Bushland held a night stalk on 26  November 2011. The light to attract moths and beetles was set up and left to do its work while we went searching for other critters. As usual, there were spiders galore. Most impressive was the Orb...
Night stalk on 26  November 2011

Striated Pardalotes are nesting again

Striated Pardalotes, Pardalotus striatus, have started nesting again in the hole in the culvert near Welshpool Rd in Black Creek Reserve. On Saturday, 3 September 2011, two birds were seen taking dry grass into the hole. The following day both birds entered the hole...
Night stalk on 26  November 2011

Strange Fungi

                  A strange object was dug up while weeding in late August 2011. When first uncovered, it looked like the top of a button mushroom that you would buy from the shop to eat. However, on digging further, there...
Night stalk on 26  November 2011

Weeding & Rubbish

28 August 2011 saw 10 people get together for weeding and rubbish collecting in the piece of bushland at the corner of Gibbs and Elizabeth Street, East Cannington. As you can see from the photographs, several bags and weeds were removed and we all left feeling very...
Night stalk on 26  November 2011

Planting at Black Creek Reserve

23 July 2011 saw 10 members and a further 12 visitors plant 1,600 trees in Black Creek Reserve. Unfortunately we couldn’t get all of the plants in on the one day as the rain from the previous day had flooded the planting site. But that gave us more time to thank our...