This beautiful Common Fringe-lily (Thysanotus tuberosus) was spotted in Brown Stringybark heathy woodland habitat during the recent Heath Mouse survey in Honeysuckle Native Forest Reserve. [caption id="attachment_14039" align="aligncenter" width="491"] Common Fringe-lily - Thysanotus tuberosus. Photo: Mark Bachmann[/caption]...
We've recapped our reveg works, weed control, insect collection, and other activities, now we move on to fence removal and look ahead to the coming months. As Eaglehawk was previously a working farm there are over 15 kilometres of internal fencing within the property, which will be...
Hackett Hill and Honan Native Forest Reserves are a carpet of colour at the moment in the Swamp Gum grassy and herb rich woodland areas. Native daisies of various species, Vanilla and Fringe lilies, Scurf Pea and native mints are blooming nicely at the moment. The Dusky...
Last week Jess joined four Warrnambool Coastcare Landcare volunteers on a trip to Phillip Island Nature Park to undertake Little Penguin handling and microchip training. During the training the group gained valuable skills in handling, weighing and measuring Little Penguins, and also learnt and practiced...
The southern water skink (Eulamprus tympanum) is a medium-sized skink species found in New South Wales, Victoria (incl. Bass Strait islands) and South Australia. Typically, they have three colour bands along their body of olive-brown on top with dark flecks, a black band along its flanks...
As mentioned last week in the first of this series of Eaglehawk updates, there has been a lot of action on and around the property in recent months. One important, and ongoing, task at Eaglehawk is weed control, and from September to November new casual NGT...
Although generally pretty docile when handled, sometimes the Heath Mouse does have something to say! If you are interested to hear what they sound like, here is a snippet of the vocalisations of a Heath Mouse recorded during the recent survey. Click here to listen: Heath Mouse...
Have you ever wondered how to get the most out of your native plant garden? Or wanted to start a native garden, but don't know where to begin? Come along to our upcoming workshop to find out why we should grow local native species, how...
Sometimes it's good to slow down and smell the roses - or check out the Pigface! How about the contrasting colours and textures of these two commonly occuring species: Pigface (Carpobrotus rossii) and Cushion Bush (Leucophyta brownii)? Photo taken near the Petrified Forest and Blowholes walk...
In case you missed it on ABC2 last week, this short documentary about the Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon, featuring our own Nick Whiterod, is still screening for one more week in i-view. You can watch the 5 minute short film on-line by clicking here. Plus, if you are...
