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Black Wattle (Acacia melanoxylon) seed pods
Orb Weaver
FOBIF walkers at Smiths Reef
Jacky Lizard (Amphibolurus muricatus)
Coarse Dodder Laurel (Cassytha melantha)
Sunset at Walmer
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Milkmaid (Burchardia umbellata)
Shrub Violet (Hybanthus floribundus)
Yellow Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon)
Hypnum cupressiforme var mossmanianum
Gorse Bitter Pea (Daviesia ulicifolia)
Pyronema omphalodes
Young Rosellas in nesting box
Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans)
Cup Moth Caterpillar
Casuarina
Rock Isotome (Isotome axillaris)
Red-bellied Black Snake (Pseudechis porphyriacus)
Stumpy-tailed Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa)
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Fire history: filling in the facts
The Victorian National Parks Association has released a graph showing the control burn and bushfire history of Victoria in the last 75 years. The graph is based on Forest Commission and Parliamentary records, and can be seen with explanatory comments … Continue reading
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Touch base with the changing world
The blogroll on the right of this page is an indicator of the intense local interest in happenings in the natural world. We would be the first to admit that you can spend too much time in front of a … Continue reading
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Hakeas: can a good thing be a bad thing?
Visitors to local bushlands will have noticed the widespread flowering of our beautiful local Hakea [H. decurrens, or ‘bushy needlewood’—see picture below], which was particularly proliferating in the south end of the Diggings Park visited by our walking group on … Continue reading
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Kalimna Tourist Road: how wide is wide enough?
Members strolling in Kalimna recently will have noticed that maintenance work on the Tourist road has just been completed. The works were much needed, because wear and tear, plus water damage after heavy rains, had corrugated and rutted the road. … Continue reading
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Floods and vegetation: a voice from the 1930s
In the light of the odd angry shot fired earlier this year at conservation works along our creeks, it is interesting to read a letter in the June issue of the Castlemaine Historical Society Newsletter. The letter, dated 25/9/1934, was … Continue reading
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An abundance of Greenhoods
We are likely to have an exceptional few months of orchids this year. Hundreds of Nodding Greenhood rosettes can already be seen. An early flowering type is the Tall Greenhood Pterostylis longifolia, pictured here. Photos of other local Greenhoods can be viewed in … Continue reading
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A walk in the mist
On June 19 twenty three hardy souls braved unpromising conditions to tackle FOBIF’s June walk in a remote corner of the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park. In fact, however, the weather held nicely, and the group experienced some great moments … Continue reading
DSE holds fire management workshop in Bendigo
Representatives from the CFA, local government, The Wilderness Society, Bendigo Field Naturalists Club, Friends of Kalimna Park, North Central Victoria Combined Environment Groups [NCVCEG], Apiarists Association and DSE attended a workshop on June 10 to learn about the process for … Continue reading
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Word for the month: caespitose
Fungi field guides can disconcert the newcomer with their specialist vocabulary–in fact, learning about fungi seems to begin with the learning of a lot of new words to describe both the structure and the habit of a particular fungus. Some … Continue reading
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World Enviro Day Expo in Castlemaine
Over a hundred people attended the Expo held by local environment groups in the Castlemaine Market Building on June 5. More than a dozen local groups were represented, including FOBIF. The event saw the launch by Mayor Janet Cropley of … Continue reading
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