Jazz finding quail, our weeding volunteers, monitoring Ogyris habitat, a multitude of Springtails and a brand new Pine Woodland.

My 2021 entry for the threatened species bake-off. The annual baking competition is held just prior to Threatened Species Day on September 7th.

Dark emu is in the sky, the emus have laid their eggs, but I’ve been looking at their poo.

The weirdest-looking seed and swarms of bright red bugs.

Now’s the time to sow seed of native Pine (Callitris gracilis) so the tubestock will be ready to plant out in Autumn.

A Nankeen Kestrel and thoughts on bird photography.

I wish this was the intriguing Insect Egg Slime Mould, but it’s not … it’s Dog Vomit Slime Mould. Yuk.

Pink Cockatoos can struggle to find a suitable hollow tree. This pair nested in our creekline!

Oh what big eyes you have!

The sad demise of the Southern Whiteface

The Purple-backed and Splendid Fairywrens are putting on a show this winter.

When it rains in the Mallee the Wandering Lichen settles down.

Some late direct-seeding of Native Pine to catch the winter rain.

Winter is time to spray Paterson’s Curse.