Sixteen members and friends, mostly from the Meetup group, enjoyed a beautiful autumn day in Kings Park on April 7th. Rosser’s Banksia (Banksia rosserae) was in full bloom in the endangered garden. This arid land Banksia grows naturally south of Cue on Kirkalocka station, so it was a rare treat ...
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Our April 28 outing was to the Alcoa Wellard Wetlands, near the intersection of Kwinana Freeway and Mundijong Road. A small group of seven members was boosted by the attendance of five visitors who had learned of the walk on Meetup; it was a beautiful autumn morning. The Wellard Wetlands ...
Read more →GOLLY, I didn’t know this place existed!” was a common exclamation as we parted the curtains hiding the charming and olde-worlde Museum of Natural History and The Academy of Taxidermy at Guildford. Only one of the 11 members present had previously visited the museum despite everyone having driven past it, ...
Read more →The topic was, in full: “Mobile Sand Dunes – Migration of Lime-sand Dunes on the Midwest Coast and their Impacts on the Infrastructure” and the speaker was Mike Freeman, a geologist with the WA Department of Mines and Petroleum. Mike provided details and results of a study into the migration ...
Read more →Why this title for the talk? Insects make up over 70 per cent of the approximately 1,260,000 described species in the Kingdom Animalia. What they lack in size they make up in numbers, mass and diversity (and sometimes beauty). With this introduction Dr Brian Gunn went on to explain the ...
Read more →Amy Griffiths delighted us all with an entertaining and informative presentation on reptiles at the DRB Nats in April. Amy has a Bachelor of Biological Sciences, and licences to display wildlife for educational purposes and relocate reptiles. She grew up attending the DRB Nats and is the grand-daughter of Kevn ...
Read more →The talk was given by Gemma Sharp, a member of a WA family which has been involved in western waters since pearling in the Kimberley in 1985. The company now runs whale watching tours throughout the year from Bremer Bay, Augusta and Fremantle. Species seen on the different tours are ...
Read more →DRB Nats excursion We had a ball. Thirty-seven DRB members and visitors took over the Myalup Pines Cottages for an unofficial long weekend beginning on Anzac Day. The accommodation was excellent and the resulting camaraderie was wonderful. We began the weekend with a nature inspired art exhibition courtesy of Andrew ...
Read more →KRM Branch March Excursion Our March outing to Lake McLarty was a good follow-up to the presentation at our general meeting. A good turnout of 14 members and visitors met at the southern gate, which had kindly been opened by Bob Paterson (of the Friends of Lake McLarty) allowing us ...
Read more →NS Branch March Golly Walk A small but enthusiastic group gathered at Watermans Bay for our annual beachcombing and snorkelling morning. We chose Watermans Bay as it was likely to provide an opportunity to look at many aspects of natural history. Our meeting point offered us with views of the ...
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