Your guide to 224 native plants and animals of the Bushlands
The second edition of the 144 page guide Native plants and animals of the Chewton Bushlands, published in July 2022 (first published December 2017), is available as four low resolution, 2MB PDFs: > Outside front cover to page 27 > Pages 28 to 70 > Pages 71 to 108 > Page 109 to Outside back cover
Native mice
Who else is hosting new winter residents? And what terms have you set on their tenancy? A non-lethal response suggested by Michael GS, one that he has found effective, is electronic rodent control… not that they are rodents… at http://www.pestrol.com.au/pestrol-rodent.html Mark Carter
Snakes alive!
Summer usually sees the presence of a few snakes in particular locations around the Bushlands. Most are brown snakes but quite often a tiger snake or two joins the fray. In most instances they can be left to move off to other places but occasionally some may invade buildings and hence require removal. We are […]
The wild life around here is not so wild
So Jeremy and I were sitting there at the end of a warm day having a quiet ale when one of the locals drooped in for a drink. The level in the bowl was low so I thought – I’ll just top it up. Never did I think the echidna would lap the water as I […]
Cormorants and a Heron
A big surprise for Glen when he found three Cormorants and a Heron watching over his dam A slightly closer shot after one cormorant had left the party
Echidna drinking past bedtime
Video on YouTube of an Echidna having a drink of water during the night.
