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.
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.
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.
Ian
- Sep 7, 2022
- 1 min
Goanna Smelling
Varanus varius The goanna, also called a Lace monitor (Varanus varius), uses its tongue to smell.
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,...
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.
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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