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 | Apr 25, 2022 | logging, Wombat Forest, Wombat Forestcare
Last June, we experienced a wind storm of such ferocity that large swathes of the Wombat Forest were simply flattened. Precious large old growth trees with hollows crashed to the ground, and the forest canopy was rendered unrecognisable in places such as Bullarto. I...
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 | 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...
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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