by Tanya | Sep 22, 2022 | birds, breeding behaviour, citizen science, Gang gang cockatoo, Wombat Forest, Wombat Forestcare
Love is in the air for our local Gang-gang Cockatoos! Pairs start searching for their breeding hollows in August through to September. The scarlet red of the male’s wispy crest and their stocky grey silhouettes distinguish these loveable cockies from other bird...
by Tanya | Aug 15, 2022 | birds, feeding signs, Migration, Pardalotes
At this time of year, people are thrilled to see the first signs of early spring – jonquils and the first silver wattles in flower. But for me – it’s the sound of chip chip, chip chip – the arrival of the Striated Pardalotes that give me that spring thrill. Pardalotes...
by Tanya | Feb 12, 2022 | birds, Eastern Yellow Robin, Migration
In late summer and autumn our resident birds here in Porcupine Ridge are joined by a few Eastern Yellow Robins. I only ever see them at the bird bath, at the darker end of dusk, waiting patiently for the thornbills to finish bathing so they can have a quiet drink and...
by Tanya | Aug 12, 2021 | birds, citizen science, owls
The low impressive whoo-hoo of the Powerful Owl, the cheerful boo-book boo-book of the aptly named Southern Boobook – and the strange screech of the Barn Owl are the calls I have been lucky enough to hear around me locally. Now, by listening to short clips from...
by Tanya | Jun 19, 2021 | birds, breeding behaviour, peregrine falcon, Wildlife rescue
Every four weeks I have a short segment on ABC Ballarat Radio talking birds with presenter Gavin McGrath, and last session was about falcons and other birds of prey. And I realised that after writing nature articles on our local flora and fauna since 2008 –...
by Tanya | Mar 13, 2021 | birds, breeding behaviour, citizen science, Ethical birdwatching, Square-tailed Kite, Wombat Forest
One of the very best things about 2020 was the return of Square-tailed Kites nesting in my local area! Friend and brilliant photographer Ambika Bone came out in December with Kaz, an old mate, to photograph the gorgeous rufous coloured fledgelings. We stayed on the...
Recent Comments