Despite the low water, that exposed the shallow thrombolite edges of the lake, members and friends of DRB, had an exciting day at Lake Richmond, Rockingham on the 16th April. We assembled in the morning at the wonderful buildings of the Naragebup Regional Eco Centre at 10 a.m. for a ...
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Michael Buzza’s “Museum of Natural History” in Guildford, is just that. From the metre long skull of an ICHTHYOSAURUS [found in Dorset, England in 1986], to a pair of Mammoth tusks, from a branch showing 20 differently coloured Budgerigars, to the rare pale form of the New Zealand Kiwi, the ...
Read more →The Cockburn Wetlands Education Centre is near the eastern shore of Bibra Lake. Denise Crosby, the Centre manager, talked to us about the local frogs, before taking us for a walk at night. Moaning-frog Photo: Felix We learnt that the male Moaning Frog burrows backwards, digging a deep burrow. There ...
Read more →On February 20th over thirty people gathered at Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Rehabilitation Centre to see first hand how their operation works. This was a follow up to our first meeting of the year in which Zara Kiveli and Chris Phillips had explained the plight of Cockatoos and told us what ...
Read more →Conditions were perfect for snorkelling – a sunny day with an easterly wind making the sea calm and clear. A good number of Young Nats and their families came along, as well as Main Club members. The only problem was that with so many people in the water, including other ...
Read more →On 4 September 2006, twenty members of the Naturalists’ Club boarded a boat in thick mist from the beach at Gantheume Point in Broome, for one of the most exciting destinations in Australia – the Kimberley Coast. The previous night over dinner at the Continental Hotel, members had a final ...
Read more →On Sunday afternoon 7 August, 22 people gathered at the Goongarrie homestead after travelling up from Perth and settling themselves into the accommodation or – for two groups – their tents. The Goongarrie Pastoral Lease was purchased by CALM in 1994 and now, combined with Goongarrie National Park (established in ...
Read more →Twenty one members travelled independently to Marble Bar, arriving on Sunday 14 August and setting up camp in an old hospital building, now retired to private property on the outskirts of the East Pilbara township. Later, we were joined by Peter Kendrick, from CALM Karratha, our expert leader and guide ...
Read more →Twelve people set off from Perth with Coates Wildlife Tours on a wet July morning. Three days later they were in sunny Broome at the Bird Observatory. Here they were joined by 2 others, who were impressed at how cheerful everyone seemed after the long stretch of 900 kms on ...
Read more →The coach and tagalongs met at Hamelin Bay Caravan Park on the first evening. Participants took self-guided tours around the historic site, visiting the shell quarries, lonely graves and stromatilites. After an early morning bird walk, the group travelled to Coral Bay. Nesting birds were prolific en route and special ...
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