Header: A Squirrel Glider photographed at 1.15am using the Reconyx HC600 motion-sensor camera. At a recent Land for Wildlife event, Keith McCosh, Land for Wildlife Officer from Scenic Rim, showed … Continue reading Grass Trees: A seasonal lolly shop
Header: Australian Paralysis Tick. Photo by Robert Whyte. No one likes getting bitten by wildlife. Whether it be a spider, ant, tick or snake – rarely do we invite their … Continue reading Ticks: The unwanted wildlife
Above: Photo by Joe Navin. Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 with minor changes). Flying-foxes are essential to many Australian ecosystems. They have a unique role in exchanging pollen across large distances … Continue reading A Deadly Recipe: Flying-foxes, extreme heat and climate change
A jet-black bushy brush tail almost as wide and long as the body was half the animal. The body was grey. With tail it appeared to measure roughly 40 cm. … Continue reading Phascogales caught on Film
Header: A magnificent Red Goshawk in flight. Photo by James Watson. Above: The author camping during his Red Goshawk surveys. With its enormous taloned feet, rufous- striped body, powerful hooked … Continue reading Red Goshawks in SEQ: A summer spent searching for Australia’s rarest bird of prey
I grew up in wheat and sheep country where there were very few native mammals around. Maybe that’s why as a kid I took great pleasure in regularly standing on … Continue reading The Australian Water Rat: A little known aquatic predator
These images of an Eastern Grass Owl were captured on a Maleny Land for Wildlife property. Irene Keton, the owner of the property protected her ten hectare rainforest remnant 13 … Continue reading Out with the mowers, in with the Grass Owls
Header: Crimson-spotted Rainbow Fish. Photo by Gunther Schmida. In the October 2014 newsletter, I mentioned that I would share some tips on surveying freshwater fish. These tips are for landholders … Continue reading Surveying Freshwater Fish
A few months ago I was puzzled by the appearance of a decapitated Emerald Dove next to the house, gratefully recognised by a Grey Butcherbird as a welcome breakfast. It … Continue reading What’s Killing our Birds?
It was difficult to miss the Blue Tiger migration through SEQ earlier this year. It made the news and went where few insect stories go, into social media and general … Continue reading The Blue Tiger Migration