4 August 2024 | Biodiversity
Possums raiding my vegie patch Possums raiding suburban Melbourne home vegetable gardens is a common occurrence. While they are native to our areas, both ringtail and brushtail possums are in larger numbers than they would have been pre-colonisation – and they...
23 June 2024 | Biodiversity
Winter awakenings in our bushlands While most people associate spring with nature’s revival, in fact our bushlands begin bursting back to life several months earlier; as autumn fades into winter. If you venture outdoors during the cooler months, you’ll be...
30 April 2024 | Biodiversity
How much do you really know about eastern grey kangaroos? Eastern Grey Kangaroos (Marcrocarpus giganteus) are iconic Australian animals, commonly seen in our area, including at Gresswell Forest and in Banyule Flats. A recent video popped up in my social media feed...
26 March 2024 | Biodiversity
The noisy miner problem In our backyards and parks, there’s a bird causing quite a ruckus: the noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala). These birds are indigenous but have very much made themselves at home in urban environments. Unfortunately, they’re not...
25 February 2024 | Biodiversity
Five reasons why you should plant Billy Buttons Summer is full of amazing flowers – dahlias, alyssum, chamomile, sweetpeas, cosmos, grevilleas, banksias, echinaceas, zinnias, marigolds and so the list goes on. Sunflowers are a long-time favourite summer stunner,...
24 January 2024 | Biodiversity
The ‘devil bird’ has arrived In the mid-2010s when I lived in Indonesia, I learnt the distinctive call of the Eastern Koel (Eudynamys orientalis). The Eastern Koel (also sometimes known as the Common or Pacific Koel) migrates from eastern Indonesia and Papua New...
