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 | 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 | May 20, 2018 | citizen science, Fungi, Wombat Forestcare
In May and June, if there is enough rain, our gardens and local bushland are peppered with forms quite strange and wonderful – the sexual apparatus or fruiting bodies of fungi. Fungi are designated their own Kingdom, and their DNA is actually closer to animals than to...
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