On Friday evening, we set up three light traps, with one of the lights inside a small mesh pop-up tent and the other two in front of vertical white sheets. Strong winds on Saturday night did not bode well for the sheets, so we gathered all three lights inside the tent to create a brighter beacon. Many moths were drawn in during the night, alongside a few grasshoppers and even a Western Dung Beetle (Onthophagus ferox). Species observed on the traps were much the same across the two nights.
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Eyre Bird Observatory is seeking expressions of interest from volunteer couples to caretake the facility from February 2022 to end of April 2022. The tenure would be for a 3 month period. The observatory is a not-for-profit research, education and nature based facility. Duties include public relations, weather reporting to ...
Read more →Myrtle rust is a nasty plant pathogen that we do not have and do not want in WA. It arrived in Australia in 2010 and since then has spread to all other States and Territories except SA and WA. If Myrtle rust has snuck into WA, spring is the perfect ...
Read more →CALLING ALL NATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS! It’s on again … the Images of Jirdarup 2021 photo competition has launched! For the second year, the Friends of Jirdarup Bushland in Victoria Park are inviting nature photographers to get snapping in the bushland! For a small entry fee, you could win a share of the $3,000 cash prize pool, ...
Read more →Explore the nature around you. Observe, Documenting and Sharing them online. MAY 2021 Conservation starts with awareness. We cannot protect or value what we don’t understand – and that understanding begins with action we can take TODAY. Through BackyardBio (www.backyardbio.net), our goal is to provide an easy, fun and engaging ...
Read more →FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DPIRD) Look out for travel bugs as you wander out yonder Travellers heading out into Western Australia’s wild blue yonder this spring are being asked to join WA’s biosecurity efforts by keeping an eye out for unwanted plant and animal pests, ...
Read more →AGM AND STATE CONFERENCE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 AT THE QUINTILIAN SCHOOL IN MT CLAREMONT We are seeking expressions of interest from any members who would like to volunteer to help run a club stall at this Conference. The exhibition will take place during lunch and afternoon tea and will be held ...
Read more →A HUB FOR EXPLORING AND RECORDING NATURE IN YOUR BACKYARD This COVID-19 isolation is a tough gig. The good news is that being stuck in your backyard provides a wealth of things to engage and inspire you. You’ll wonder why you didn’t do it before. Nature is not closed and ...
Read more →In the light of the current restrictions on group gatherings, interstate and regional travel and exclusions of public access to many national parks and state forests, the organising committee of the Australian Naturalists Network has very reluctantly decided to postpone the get-together planned for this September in Stanthorpe. Although this ...
Read more →From the Field Terry has shared some lovely images on the Facebook group this past month. He writes: “The Stirling Range National Park suffered a devastating fire that began by lightning strikes on December 26 last year, burning through approximately 50 000 hectares of diverse habitat, leaving another 65 000 ...
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