by Tanya | Apr 14, 2023 | citizen science, eucalypts
The first time I really ‘met’ a Snow Gum was not in classic Snow Gum habitat; on top of a mountain in the high country. This Snow Gum was by the Campaspe River, on a private property in Ashbourne, west of Woodend. The landholders had done a capital job of restoring...
by Tanya | Oct 17, 2022 | BirdLife Castlemaine District, citizen science
It is National Bird Week and I have already completed one bird count for the Aussie Bird Count. I am aiming for at least one a day! Counting birds is the most wonderful mindfulness practice. When I record the birds I see and hear for twenty minutes my mind is calm and...
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 | Nov 29, 2021 | citizen science, Nature journaling, writing
This Saturday, Dec 4, BirdLife Castlemaine and District gathers together for the last outing of 2021. While the focus is of course on birds, convenor Jane Rusden has initiated a wonderful new activity after each bird walk – a nature journaling session. Jane is...
by Tanya | Oct 30, 2021 | birdsong, citizen science, Dja dja wurrung, flowering, True Spring
This week I enjoyed a walk at the Blowhole along “Sailor’s Creek” with my mum’s poodle cross Valli. It was one of those magic days with a bright blue, cloudless sky and not a whiff of wind, with all the hallmarks of True Spring on show –...
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...
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