KRMB 21 February 2022 Our first meeting for 2022 featured a presentation entitled ‘Kleptoparasites’ by KRMB member Daniel Heald. Kleptoparasites are animals that steal food or prey from another animal, thereby saving themselves the effort of finding or capturing the food or prey item. Daniel opened his presentation with examples ...

KRM Branch Excursion 5 Dec 2021 A small group met at the ticket kiosk for our outing at Penguin Island on a fine, warm morning. The first ferry of the day was only about two thirds full which seemed down on previous occasions that we have caught it. Once on ...

KRM Branch Excursion – 21 Nov 2021 Our November field outing was to Lake McLarty, and a group of ten met up at the southern entrance on a fine morning. We found large numbers of waterbirds present. Conditions were also unfavourable for the smaller waders (Pied Stilts were the only ...

KRM Branch 15 November 2021 A small group of regulars attended the KRMB AGM. With all committee representatives agreeing to continue in their roles and no other nominations, the meeting was in favour of the incumbent committee continuing for another year. The Committee is: Chairperson: Chris Punter Secretary: Ailsa Rabone ...

KRM Branch 24 October 2021 The October field outing was to Yanchep National Park and a small group met near the Visitor’s Centre on a beautiful warm morning. We were pleased to have Jolanda join us on our walk and she reminded us that it was the Great Southern Bio-Blitz ...

KRM Branch 18 October 2021 For our October general meeting, we were pleased to welcome guest speaker Laura Fagan from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The topic of Laura’s talk and presentation was an introduction to the MyPestGuide App plus details of how it is used to ...

Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 25–26 September 2021 The September field outing was a long weekend stay at a property near Lake Clifton. While it was not native bushland, it still had plenty of mature Tuarts and other trees that provided nice habitat for birds and other fauna. A total of ...

Kwinana Rockingham Mandurah Branch, 20th September 2021 Our September general meeting had the central theme of wildflowers, with members invited to share photos of flora (and other subjects of interest). The first presenter was Chris Punter who showed a series of photographs taken on a recent trip to the Exmouth ...

KRM Branch 22nd August 2021 A good turnout of 13 attendees gathered on a chilly but fine morning for our outing at Waroona Dam. We met up in Waroona before driving up to the dam together. While stopped in the Visitors’ Centre Carpark, a chorus of frogs rang out from ...

KRM Branch 16th August 2021 For our August general meeting, a KRMB member, Daniel Heald, presented on the topic of Insects and Viruses: 300 million years of Co-evolution (and a great deal of ghastly death). The nucleic acid of a virus may be either RNA or DNA, and this determines ...