Nankeen Kestrel
The Aussie Bird Count is underway in the week of 20 to 26 October 2025. In 2024, over 57,000 participants counted a staggering 4.1million birds! More information is available at https://birdlife.org.au/events/aussie-bird-count-2025/
Brush Turkeys – Friend or Foe
Australian Brush Turkeys (Alectura lathami) belong to the family Megapodiidae, or mound-building birds, with their population extending from Cape York down the eastern coastline of Australia into far-eastern Victoria.
Arthur Harrold Nature Reserve Wildflower Walk
Sunshine Coast Wildflower Festival. I hope you were all able to take part in some of the wildflower walks this month.
Feeding Wild Birds – A Veterinary Perspective
This month’s workshop was presented Dr Adrian Gallagher a recently retired Avian Veterinarian who has always had a strong interest in birds and nature.
Quail in my garden
A recent encounter with a family of Quail close to my house has encouraged my efforts to provide habitat for ground dwelling birds. The Quail on my property have been here for at least as long as I have, over 3 years. I usually flush them out of the Kangaroo grass...
What’s in My Garden?
It’s nice to stumble on the wonders of nature, which is what I did one day while walking around my garden. I noticed several caterpillars in my young native mulberry tree, Pipturus argenteus, and, on further inspection, many more.