Mothers Day. What kind of bird mum are you?
What kind of bird mum are you? It’s the boys of the bird world that grab all the attention with flashy feathers, over-the-top tails, vocal impersonations and devilish dances. However, it’s the unsung mums that are the true heroes as far as bringing up the kids is concerned. We examine the various parental habits of our birdy friends this Mothers Day.
Wild Weather Impacting Our Wildlife
How is the wild weather impacting our wildlife? The Hawkesbury area is unusually lush at the moment thanks to another La Nina summer of scorching heatwaves, plunging temperatures, spectacular storms, wild winds and torrential rain.
Loving The Cicadas Cacophony
This summer’s cicadas emergence is tipped to be a big one in the blue mountains!
Snakes on our brain
The recent flurry of snake sightings signals the end of their winter brumation – which brings them forward in our mind to “Snakes on our brain”. On a combined mission for a meal and a mate, they’re a bit more visible now than at other times of the year.
Is there a T-Rex in my backyard? Or is it a koala?
Australia has a well-earned reputation as the home of Hollywood’s weirdest and wildest
animal calls.
Spring is coming, but it’s not all roses for our koalas
Spring is coming, but it’s not all roses for our koalas. As the weather warms for spring, the bush erupts in a frenzy of dating, mating, nesting and babies, with bird calls, koalas bellows and possum grunts heard day and night.
The wonderful Blue Mountains winter wildlife
Blue Mountains winter wildlife are on the go to winter destination for many birds
Mothers Day – Celebrating the hardworking satin bower and superb lyrebirds mums!
Mother’s Day spare a thought for the unsung females, like our local favourites, satin bowerbirds and superb lyrebirds
Blue Mountains Bandicoots or Easter Bilby?
Blue Mountains Bandicoots working hard to survive
Is that a frog in my garden?
Lucky gardeners may encounter an endangered giant burrowing frog