Some local bird behaviour observations
In February 2020 I was at Distillery Creek Picnic Area and heard Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos in the trees. High up, were perched a male and…
Nearby Reserves: Painkalac Creek Nature Reserve
On the Great Ocean Road at the Painkalac Creek bridge, the estuary on the south is Mellor’s Swamp, which will be the subject of a…
staff2 June 2020
Rapier and Sword Sedges in our District
Rapier and Sword Sedges are in the genus Lepidosperma and they are very common in the Anglesea district, often forming monocultures. Some of the species…
staff1 June 2020
An unusual magpie!
Jan Morton took a photo of this light-coloured magpie seen on several occasions in Whittington. It is usually with a group of 5-6 magpies and…
staff1 June 2020
What’s in a name: Daisies of Anglesea and Aireys Inlet
The plant world was first described and named by the ancient Greeks and Romans and then codified by Swedish botanist and zoologist, Carl Linnaeus. Today,…
staff5 May 2020
Nearby reserves: Thompson Creek Water Frontage Reserve
We tend not to think of the various categories of linear areas such as road, rail and waterway alignments as being reserves, because, naturally enough,…
staff5 May 2020
Easter delights in birdland
The squabbling, flapping cacophony outside my bedroom window tells me that it must be April/Easter time. Forty years ago, when planting natives became popular, a…
staff5 May 2020
Our backyard blitz
Every Monday morning of the month, bar one, a dedicated group of weeders meets near the Angair Office. They will go to work in one…
staff5 April 2020
Disappearing grasslands
For 15 years I worked on the grasslands of Melbourne’s West in a variety of roles. I have spent many days with a backpack of…
staff5 April 2020