Solved: The mystery of an unknown caterpillar.......
The unknown caterpillar is revealed after a two year mission - The story of the Wattle Cup Moth (Calcarifera ordinata)
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Australian Bush Life
Fauna
Terry
Mar 13, 20231 min read
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
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.
Terry
Feb 8, 20231 min read
Istari 2023
Welcome to Istari 2023. Istari, the home of australianbushlife.com in the Clarence Valley of New South Wales, Australia. Istari is a Land...
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...
Ian
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Black Swans with young
In a wetland near Istari we saw seven black swams (Cygnus atratus), 2 adults and 5 young.
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.
Ian
Apr 25, 20222 min read
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...
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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