KRM Branch, 29 September – October 2023 Thirteen members, plus two visitors, were present for the weekend stay at Dryandra Woodlands and assembled at the Lions Village on Friday afternoon. After a members’ get-together, we all went for a short night walk near the Lions Village. A possum with a ...
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Grasstrees of southwestern Australia Main Club, 6 October 2023 Distinguished Prof Emeritus Byron Lamont is well known to our club for his botanical work and previous fascinating talks. This year, his work was recognised with a lifetime achievement award from the International Association of Fire Ecology. He will travel to ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch 21 August 2023 The August meeting was a Members’ Night, with three members delivering presentations. First up was Norm Aitken, who showed some images plus a video, taken in Scotland, of a Hummingbird Hawk Moth rapidly flying between flowers to get nectar. The video highlighted the ...
Read more →Main Club 9 September 2023 There was a crash of thunder as we started our walk, but luckily, the sun came out, and the twelve of us enjoyed our walk in this beautiful Wandoo woodland halfway along the Brookton Highway. It was led by John Cresp, a naturalist and member ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch 23 August 2023 Golly! A surprise before we even started. As six of us (Jenny caught up with us later) were about to set off, a woman preparing to walk her dogs asked if we were off to spot birds. She then told us she had seen ...
Read more →Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 27 August 2023 Eleven members attended the excursion to Karnup Nature Reserve on a fine late winter’s morning. We headed off along the Don Shepherd Nature Walk, named after one of the founding members of KRMB. Just inside the gate, we spotted Cockies’ Tongues (Templetonia retusa) ...
Read more →Bushwalking Group, 10 September 2023 Well, it was another fabulous weekend away for our group of 13. Unfortunately, several people were sorry that they could not attend because they were on holidays elsewhere. We arrived on the Friday night, staying at the caravan park and hotel. Amazingly, the weather was ...
Read more →Northern Suburbs Branch 16 August 2023 Our speaker on the 16th of August was Dr Liz Kington, the coordinator of the WA Malleefowl Recovery Group. While Dr Kington may have drawn a smaller crowd than the Matildas on the same night, those who did attend were treated to a very ...
Read more →Christmas & Cocos Island 2023 11-Day Accommodated Tour – Departs Perth 5 December 2023 – Maximum of 12 participants If you are looking for a nature-based end-of-year holiday to top off 2023, travel to Christmas & Cocos Island with Coates Wildlife Tours. Two totally different islands, both a naturalists’ wonderland. Christmas Island ...
Read more →Christmas and Cocos Island 11-Day Accommodated Tour – Departs Perth 5 December 2023 – Max 12 participants Two totally different islands, both are naturalist’s wonderlands. Christmas island an extinct limestone, caped volcano, rugged shoreline and rain-forested terraces and the central plateau, Cocos Islands are palm fringed, sandy beaches, more ...
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