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Spring has, ah, sprung: Welcome Swallows
Okay, so back in the day, I’d go somewhere, see something and come home and nine times out of ten, post about it, on the actual day that it happened. It was easier…
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Whose shell is that?: The very lovely Elephant Snail
You may have found these raised, oval shells on your beach walks but do you know who it belongs to?
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Get undressed, for success: Spiny Leaf Insect shedding her skin
Well this was an unexpected Monday night event: watching one of our Spiny Leaf Insects shed her skin
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Into the (very local) wild: Gibson Walking Track
There's no doubt about it, lock down can be hard. But we stumbled across an amazing rainforest walk that was full of the good stuff, the good critters, the fresh air, the bird…
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Welcome to the Club: Crested Terns
Crested Terns hang out in 'clubs', pre breeding season and that's where all the action happens, the courtship dances and the mating. I got to hang with a club for a couple of…
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WTF Wednesday, er Thursday: Baleen Plate
Ever wondered what's inside the mouth of some whales? Wonder no more. Meet: the baleen plate, or the 'hairy curtain' as I like to call it!
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You always remember your first: Southern Right Whales
Yesterday I was able to tick off an item on my bucket list I wasn't sure I'd ever be able to: seeing a mumma Southern Right Whale and her calf and at my…
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Happy happy joy joy: Grey Fantail
Week 4 of lockdown and this is getting a little bit trickier. I can, ah, tell you probably all you’d want to know about Ted Bundy, have pricked my hand and somehow my…
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My backyard brings all the birds to the yard: Golden Whistler and Spotted Pardalote
Two very unexpected and very much appreciated male visitors dropped in during our lockdown!
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When your observation skills are shite, but you’ve still got friends: Satin Bowerbird double bower! 🙌
I always thought I was pretty good at observation. I’m always alert to different calls, a flash of colour glimpsed in the leaf litter, the sound of scurrying through grass. And I’m not…