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 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 | Feb 12, 2022 | birds, Eastern Yellow Robin, Migration
In late summer and autumn our resident birds here in Porcupine Ridge are joined by a few Eastern Yellow Robins. I only ever see them at the bird bath, at the darker end of dusk, waiting patiently for the thornbills to finish bathing so they can have a quiet drink and...
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...
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