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 | 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 | Feb 6, 2020 | Flora, flowering, insects, Wombat Forest
This summer has seen a spectacular flowering of Sweet Bursaria. In mid-January I visited Tipperary Springs and the creekline vegetation was all aglow with creamy white flowers. The air smelt sweet and hummed with the buzzing of flies and bees. Sweet Bursaria is very...
by Tanya | Jun 29, 2019 | book review, Cosmos magazine, Fungi, Profile, science communication, Uncategorized, Wombat Forest, writing
This article is printed in Cosmos #83 Alison Pouliot has spent two decades following the fungi. Each year she moves between Australia and her adopted home near Bern, in Switzerland, studying, photographing and marvelling at the fungal hyphae – or mycelium – cycle that...
by Tanya | Oct 10, 2018 | science communication, Wombat Forest, Wombat Forestcare
The following article is the longer version of the article in the Hepburn Advocate on October 10. The headline given was “Understanding is the key to the future of natural areas” which I thought was nice :)! Recently a number of white and red stencil...
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