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...
by Tanya | Nov 21, 2020 | Australian Birdlife magazine, birds, breeding behaviour, Gang gang cockatoo
There are some relatively common birds that I find exciting and wondrous to see every single time – Wedge-tailed Eagles, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, Crested Shrike-tits – and of course everyone’s favourite stocky grey cockatoo with the whispy...
by Tanya | Aug 8, 2020 | breeding behaviour, citizen science, Echidna, Monotreme, Wombat Forest
In the higher altitude foothill forests, the local wattles usually flower in late August and September. The silver wattles are blooming in the Wombat Forest and surrounds: a few weeks early this year. One reliable sign of early spring is right on cue – the appearance...
by Tanya | Oct 15, 2019 | birds, breeding behaviour, Migration, sacred kingfisher
A Sacred Kingfisher started calling at our bush block today– with a loud and far- carrying ‘kek kek kek kek’! These brilliantly coloured birds are summer visitors to Victoria, and their calls may now be heard in woodlands and open forests throughout Victoria. Although...
by Tanya | Jul 16, 2019 | breeding behaviour, eagle
Nature Diary has a new home! After ten years, and increasing frustration with the Advocate, I am now being published in the Local, edited by Donna Kelly. Donna and Kyle have been wonderfully welcoming, and this article about eagles looks just great in this...
by Tanya | Mar 17, 2019 | breeding behaviour, dry forests, White-winged chough
Wheezing, whistling and whining – our two young White-winged Choughs have added to the usual cacophony of their family group this month. Their calls are similar to a young magpie, insistent and oft-repeated, but at a higher pitch. White-winged Choughs are incredibly...
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