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.
Frog Habitat Demonstration Workshop
UWG is hoping to schedule a follow up to our February workshop, ‘Creating Ponds for Frog Habitat’, with a practical demonstration by Sean Morrow of building a frog habitat. We are looking for a member who, perhaps already has plans to install a small pond in their urban wildlife garden and, would like some free expert advice from Sean plus willing helpers to construct the pond at the workshop.
Wildlife in the Garden – Pink-tongued Skink
At first glance, I thought this was a Blue-tongued skink, but after a second look I wasn’t so sure. Last week after the rain had stopped, this pretty skink came out of the garden and was lying on the pavers.