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 | Oct 3, 2021 | Echidna, feeding signs, Monotreme, Wombat Forestcare
In late winter and early spring, Wombat Forest residents may notice an increase in echidna diggings, as on warm north-facing areas the virgin queens of Meat Ants Iridomyrmex are closer to the surface. These queen ants are a rich source of fats, and most welcome for...
by Tanya | Jun 20, 2020 | camera trapping, feeding signs, Fungi, marsupials, wallaby, Wombat Forest, Wombat Forestcare
It really is a wonderful fungi season in central Victoria – both the Wombat Forest and drier forests to the north are filled with an ever changing array of spectacular forms. This bounty represents the fruiting bodies of these organisms – and they also provide food...
by Tanya | Dec 14, 2018 | Exotic animals, feeding signs, hares, placental mammals
In recent weeks there has been a young hare feeding on grasses just outside our kitchen window. A very young hare is known as a leveret, this fellow or young lady looks to be a subadult. His golden eyes are large and oval and positioned so that he can see danger from...
by Tanya | Jul 27, 2017 | breeding behaviour, eucalypts, feeding signs, Gang gang cockatoo
Gang gang cockatoos are known mainly in this district for their habit of feasting on Hawthorn berries in Autumn. But one Winter delight I am privileged to witness is the behaviour of a family of gang gangs on my bush block! Gang gangs are small, stocky cockatoos that...
by Tanya | Oct 14, 2015 | feeding signs, sugar gliders
At the end of September I noticed these incredible scratchings on a Silver wattle on my property in Porcupine Ridge. They occurred all the way up the small tree, to about five metres high. Just a few exploratory marks had been made on the other side of the trunk. I...
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