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Mistletoes of Western Australia¦BOOK REVIEW

Posted on 26 January 202326 January 2023 Posted in ReportsTagged Book Review

By: Tony Start, Kevin Thiele Paperback | March 2023 | $ 59.99ISBN: 9781486316144 | 152 pages | 245 x 170 mmPublisher: CSIRO PublishingColour photographs, Illustrations, Maps These are some of the questions that are addressed in this interesting book, which begins with an overview of parasitic plants in general. It not ...

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KRM Branch AGM 2022

Posted on 26 January 202329 January 2023 Posted in ReportsTagged Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch

KRM Branch 21 November 2022 A total of 11 members attended the KRMB AGM. Our Chairperson, Chris Punter, opened the meeting by welcoming everyone. He then read the minutes of the 2021 AGM and then gave a summary of the branch’s activities for 2022. The Treasurer, Norman Aitken, then presented ...

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Continuing our Coastal Walk¦GOLLY Walk

Posted on 26 January 202329 January 2023 Posted in ReportsTagged Northern Suburbs Branch

Northern Suburbs Branch 23 November 2022 A group of seven explored the natural history of the coastal dunes alongside Challenger Parade, City Beach. Weather conditions (fresh breeze, Beaufort scale 5) were not ideal for recording bird species. We failed to see or hear any fairy-wrens. Nevertheless, we recorded seventeen land ...

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Lake Claremont Field Visit

Posted on 26 January 202329 January 2023 Posted in ReportsTagged Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch

KRM Branch, 27 November 2022 The November outing was to Lake Claremont, where Nick Cook from the Friends of Lake Claremont group joined our group of 10 attendees for a walk around the lake. It was great to have Nick along as we learned about the restoration projects undertaken by ...

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Annual Digital Photo Competition

Posted on 26 January 202326 January 2023 Posted in ReportsTagged Northern Suburbs Branch

Northern Suburbs Branch 21 December 2022 As usual, there was no speaker at the December Meeting of the Northern Suburbs Branch. Instead, the Annual General Meeting was held in between a Christmas-themed Quiz and our End-of-Year Photo Competition. Office Bearers for 2023 are: During his, This Month Naturally segment, Don ...

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The Western Magpie Research Project

Posted on 26 January 202326 January 2023 Posted in ReportsTagged DRB Nats

DRBNats 9 December 2022 Ask people what their favourite Australian bird is, and many will answer “the maggie”, the Australian Magpie. Indeed, even those who profess no interest in birds can almost always name this one. But for all their ubiquitous popularity, there’s a lot we don’t know about them, ...

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Owl-Friendly Margaret River Region

Posted on 26 January 202329 January 2023 Posted in ReportsTagged Main Club

Main Club 4 November 2022 Dr Boyd Wykes started his career early, as a child, banding birds. During his studies, he did a PhD on the Helmeted Honeyeater, then had a career as an ornithologist, which brought him to WA. In retirement, he indulged his passion for birds by investigating ...

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Penguin Island Field Outing

Posted on 30 November 202230 November 2022 Posted in ReportsTagged Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch

KRM Branch 23 October 2022 Only a small group of seven members met at the ticket kiosk for our trip over to Penguin Island, with the grey overcast sky and the threat of showers possibly keeping others away. KRMB traditionally schedules a visit to Penguin Island each year in early ...

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Kulbardi Walk

Posted on 28 November 202228 November 2022 Posted in ReportsTagged Northern Suburbs Branch

Northern Suburbs Branch 26 October 2022 GOLLY walk Fourteen members and visitors joined us on a bright sunny morning for our Kulbardi Walk through a lesser-visited part of Bold Park behind the Bold Park Aquatic Centre. The Kulbardi Walk is part of the Whadjuk Trail Network that links remnant bushland ...

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Reptiles

Posted on 28 November 202228 November 2022 Posted in ReportsTagged Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch

KRM Branch 17 October 2022 The October General Meeting saw guest speaker Tammy Goad, who stepped in when the scheduled speaker was called away to do a survey and deliver a PowerPoint presentation on Reptiles. Tammy works within the Native Species Breeding Program as part of the Perth Zoo Science ...

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  • Mistletoes of Western Australia¦BOOK REVIEW
  • KRM Branch AGM 2022
  • Continuing our Coastal Walk¦GOLLY Walk
  • Lake Claremont Field Visit
  • Annual Digital Photo Competition
  • The Western Magpie Research Project
  • Owl-Friendly Margaret River Region
  • Nature Walk Challenge 2023
  • VALE Yvonne Coate OAM [1937-2022]
  • VALE Anne Mueller [1931 – 2022]

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