Letter from Istari - December 2022
Spring is gone. The days are heating up, the goannas are out and about. Bells phase Goannas We have noticed two Bells Phase lace...
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Ian
- Nov 27, 2022
- 1 min
Crinkle bush
Crinkle bush (Lomatia silaifolia) flowers in late spring and summer.
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Ian
- Nov 11, 2022
- 1 min
Water ribbons
Cycnogeton procerum previously known as Triglochin procerum commonly known as Water ribbons
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Ian
- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
Black Swans with young
In a wetland near Istari we saw seven black swams (Cygnus atratus), 2 adults and 5 young.
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Ian
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
Full streams and wet bush
After 85.5mm of rain over the recent rain event all the streams are flowing and the bush is wet. Thankfully no dangerous flooding.
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Ian
- Sep 7, 2022
- 1 min
Goanna Smelling
Varanus varius The goanna, also called a Lace monitor (Varanus varius), uses its tongue to smell.
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Ian
- May 20, 2022
- 7 min
Letter from Istari - May 2022
The record floods dominate everything for us and in the bush. Cane toads have arrived. Weeding and pest management and a lot more.
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Ian
- Apr 26, 2022
- 8 min
The Floods of 2022
The ground was already wet from record high summer rains. December and January delivered 404mm of rain here. The earth was saturated,...
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Ian
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Dingo (Canis familiaris)
We saw the dingo (Canis familiaris) from our wildlife camera. He sauntered along the path we had made through the bush. He turned left...
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Ian
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
Vale Jac
We found the body of Jac our beloved three legged goanna, today, April 7 2022.
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Ian
- Mar 28, 2022
- 5 min
We call her Jac ...
Jac is a lace monitor (Varanus varius) who has lived here for nearly 25 years.
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Ian
- Feb 24, 2022
- 5 min
Mini flood becomes the biggest biggerly flood, most tremendous flood ever.....
The heavy rain brings a mini flood joining the wetland and creek to form a huge lake.
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Ian
- Jan 18, 2022
- 3 min
Koala
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an iconic Australian marsupial. Unlike its closest living relative, the wombat, the koala is tree...
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Ian
- Jan 2, 2022
- 5 min
Dingo!
We saw the dingo (Canis familiaris) from our wildlife camera. He sauntered along the path we had made through the bush. He turned left...
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Ian
- Nov 1, 2021
- 14 min
Killing Cats Claw
... and other weeds The Australian bush is under constant threat of invastion from weeds of all types. There are a number on Istari...
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Terry and Ian
- Sep 9, 2021
- 8 min
Feral Pig Baiting Program
Feral pigs are a major problem in our area. We have tried to manage them a number of ways but the best is the baiting program using HOGGONE
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Ian
- Apr 11, 2021
- 4 min
Floods, Snakes and Micro Bats
The dry ended with lots of rain, finally filling streams and wetlands.
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Ian
- Apr 9, 2021
- 5 min
Micro bats
Bats can be divided into two main groups, micro bats and mega bats. Mega bats, like flying foxes, are the bats we often see flying off to...
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Ian
- Sep 17, 2020
- 5 min
Jack, Jill, Joey and winter friends
Winter at Istari with the scrub wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus) and other locals
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Ian
- May 21, 2020
- 4 min
Autumn ducklings and other regulars
Ducklings hatch and grow up while we isolate in the bush.
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