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Plumed Whistling Duck
The Whistling Duck stands out amongst other ducks due to a few key ID features. It has an elegant appearance compromising of a slender neck, upright posture and long pink legs, boasting a light brown body with a fine black barring on the chest and long cream or golden plumes curving down the sides from the shoulders. With intelligent-looking yellow-orange eyes and grey bill with pinkish tones, these medium sized ducks (up to 60cm long) are impressive birdwatching specimens, although they can be elusive given their tendency to flee if feeling threatened.
Threatened Fauna in the Noosa Shire Workshop
Join Noosa Council Officers Dave O’Gorman and Rachel Lyons as they outline the Noosa Threatened Fauna Recovery Road Map, which was developed to facilitate and guide the on-going management and recovery of threatened fauna across the Noosa Shire and our adjacent coastal waters.
Wildflower Festival Walk
I always look forward each year to the Sunshine Coast Wildflower Festival. There are so many interesting walks, it’s hard to choose which to do.
This walk was organized by Noosa and District Landcare and took us through a section of Tewantin National Park.
Noosa National Park Headland Wildflower Walk
It was a beautiful Sunday morning, the last day of August 2025, and we were blessed by the wildflowers. A very passionate Sarah Lawson guided us from Park Edge Road entrance into the Noosa National Park Headland section walk.
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/
Botany Workshop
An enthusiastic group of Urban Wildlife gardeners fronted up for the Botany for Beginners Workshop.
Local Noosa Orchids
An enthusiastic group of plants lovers gathered at the NICA rooms to hear Joan Heavey’s presentation on local Orchids. Joan has spent years researching, locating and identifying the Orchids found in and around Noosa Shire.
Demonstration Verge Garden
It was a productive and sociable morning last Saturday when six volunteers turned up to our second Verge Garden planting day.
Wildflower Walk and the Battle to Save Marcus High Dunes
A Wildflower Festival event in the spring sunshine, led by Shaun Walsh, provided a great morning for some eager wildflower walkers.
Botany for Beginners
Join Hilary Pearl for a hands-on workshop introducing some of the characteristics used to identify and classify plants. You will pull flowers apart and make a mini-plant press. Through photos of key plant features, you will enjoy a visual feast of Sunshine Coast flora.
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