Last summer, La Niña’s wet weather brought with it both floods and a recharge for our catchments and forests resulting in beautiful displays of flowering orchids throughout SEQ. Australia has … Continue reading Orchids of SEQ
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How birds keep their feathers healthy
Like humans, birds spend a lot of time looking after themselves. Feathers are like a bird’s hair, clothes and make up all in one package. So it’s not surprising birds … Continue reading How birds keep their feathers healthy
Fishbone Fern: a pioneer species?
Like many lovers of the Australian bush, when I moved on to my 2.5 hectare property in December 1998, I tried to eradicate anything that wasn’t native. “Away with the … Continue reading Fishbone Fern: a pioneer species?
Brush-Matting to Mitigate Soil Erosion
Brush-matting is a land rehabilitation and erosion control technique that doesn’t require any specialist skills or materials and offers landholders a cost-effective option for addressing the early stages of erosion. … Continue reading Brush-Matting to Mitigate Soil Erosion
Fruity Arils
Allow me to introduce you to arils. Not only are they important in encouraging the distribution of seeds, they can also be colourful and fascinating to look at or photograph. … Continue reading Fruity Arils
Clear Mountain Changes Hands
On south-eastern slopes of Clear Mountain is a forest of various eucalypts and Brushbox (Lophostemon confertus). The understorey is dominated by Grass Trees (Xanthorrhea latifolia), some of which have trunks, … Continue reading Clear Mountain Changes Hands
Pale Field Rats
A Pale Field Rat caught on camera. The recent good rains have resulted in a profusion of grass seeds, insects and left-over agricultural grain causing a boom of rats and … Continue reading Pale Field Rats
Fraser Coast Walk and Talk
Almost thirty years ago, Craignish landholder Darrell Searle planted a mixed timber plot on his land where his father had previously grown sugar. The plot was on scrub soil, depleted … Continue reading Fraser Coast Walk and Talk
Franklin Tree: The Angophora that changes genus half way up
The graft point of the ‘Franklin Tree’ in 2008 prior to the suspected lighting strike, showing a healthy crown of Rusty Gum merging with the Pink Bloodwood branch. Photo by … Continue reading Franklin Tree: The Angophora that changes genus half way up
Post-fire Recovery: Targeting Rock-wallabies, Glossy Black-Cockatoos and Koalas
Adjoining Mt Barney National Park on the border of Queensland and New South Wales lies Gillies Ridge Nature Refuge. As beautiful as our property is, it doesn’t have a reliable … Continue reading Post-fire Recovery: Targeting Rock-wallabies, Glossy Black-Cockatoos and Koalas