Australian Goanna
We have managed to capture some remarkable video and photos of our local goannas. The video only runs for a couple of minutes. Watch to the
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Ian
Mar 13, 20235 min read
Letter from Istari - Summer 2022-23
The wetland dried up leaving lots of food for the snakes, goannas, water rats and birds.
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Ian
Dec 4, 20225 min read
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
Sep 7, 20221 min read
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, 20227 min read
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 7, 20221 min read
Vale Jac
We found the body of Jac our beloved three legged goanna, today, April 7 2022.
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Ian
Mar 28, 20225 min read
We call her Jac ...
Jac is a lace monitor (Varanus varius) who has lived here for nearly 25 years.
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Ian
Mar 29, 20183 min read
Wildlife Magic
One of the many magic things about living in the bush is the wildlife. It is a privilege to have them so close and living their life in fron
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Ian
Dec 1, 20173 min read
The young forest
The journey of regeneration from cleared to a young forest.
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Ian
Jan 27, 20172 min read
Goannas
A little further information on Lace Monitors (Varanus varius)
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Ian
Jan 16, 20173 min read
Goannas can jump!
Goannas are smart animals and learnt, over time, to overcome many of our efforts to keep them out of the chicken pen. We now think we have
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Ian
Dec 8, 20164 min read
A week in the bush
It has been a busy week in the bush. We had a visit from the plumed whistling ducks (dendrocygna eytoni) again but this time two adults...
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Ian
Dec 1, 20163 min read
Summer is here ...
Summer has arrived but thankfully the cicadas haven't started to 'sing' yet. The crunchy grass is finally beginning to grow again after...
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