[caption id="attachment_15374" align="alignright" width="300"] Swamp daisy (Alittia cardiocarpa) at Mortlake Common[/caption] If you’ve spent any time on the highways recently, you may have been happy to notice that many of the wetlands that have been dry over the past couple of years have been receiving good...
They're a few of the fascinating things to be found at our Maam Water Reserve project site, just out of Warrnambool! [caption id="attachment_15334" align="alignright" width="420"] Dwarf galaxias (Galaxiella pusillla) (image: M. Hammer)[/caption] Things have been steadily ticking along over the last few months at this small wetland reserve...
Have a look at one of the strangest fungi you'll see...
This yellow-footed antechinus (Antechinus flavipes) scurried down a tree in Chiltern-Mount Pilot National Park before freezing when it spotted me. You can see previous photos of the week here....
Autumn seems to be on its way and luckily for us there's lots of activities planned for the SE SA/ SW Vic region over the next few months. A wide range of friends groups, NGOs, environment departments and threatened species recovery teams have planned a...
If you're looking for some warm weather activities where you can learn more about the amazing environment around us, be sure to check out the current edition of the environmental events calendar! As always, there's plenty happening throughout South East SA and South West Victoria. The...
Well, the spring alarm clock has gone off, and many of our native grassland flora species are waking up to the warmer weather. With that happy thought in mind, a group of us hopped on board for a bus tour of grasslands in the Mortlake...
[caption id="attachment_11560" align="alignright" width="180"] The new Woodland Birds of SE SA brochure[/caption] At the end of August we were treated to a whole bird-photography related weekend. BirdLife photographer and ecologist Dean Ingwersen made the trip across from Melbourne for a talk at Mt Gambier City Hall,...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Scented Sundew (Drosera aberrans)[/caption] Here's a snap of a common species in SA - the Scented Sundew (Drosera aberrans). It may be common but it's definitely worth a closer look! You can see previous photos of the week here....
We've been hanging out for the woodland bird photography weekend, and it's finally here...
