by Tanya | Oct 11, 2024 | breeding behaviour, Butterflies, insects, Migration
Last summer we had an explosion of Cabbage White Butterflies which are an introduced species, and quite a few native Imperial Jezebels – and this year we are blessed with another black and white butterfly boom – this time the Caper White Butterfly! Caper White...
by Tanya | Aug 19, 2024 | birdsong, breeding behaviour, koala, owls, sugar gliders, Tawny Frogmouth, Wombat Forest
One of the delights of living in the bush is the sounds of the wildlife at night – and how these sounds change over the seasons. Now that it is end of winter/ early spring and the first wattles are coming into flower, the breeding season has well and truly kicked in...
by Tanya | May 13, 2024 | breeding behaviour, insects
Last Thursday night I was driving home from work in light rain and I could see dozens of large moths in the car headlights struggling on the road, with bright red eye shine. Then at home these chunky furry moths beat at the windows confused by our internal lights. It...
by Tanya | Feb 2, 2023 | birds, breeding behaviour, Square-tailed kite
Our local Square-tailed Kites have done it again – their third successive year of two healthy young kites! Mum and Dad kites must be congratulated for their excellent parenting. The nest is made of lots of thin branches, and set in a forked messmate with four...
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 | Jul 5, 2022 | breeding behaviour, Brush-tailed Phascogale, Wombat Forest
I was coming home from work one night, driving slowly along our dirt road when I was thrilled to spot one of the rarer inhabitants of the Wombat Forest and surrounds – the Brush-tailed Phascogale. These small mammals superficially resemble rats – but rats they most...
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