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24.01.2022 Satin bowerbirds are one of my favorite backyard friends. The males build these spectacular Bowers to attract a mate....but then they sometimes also steal your blue pegs to decorate it . To attract Bowerbirds to your backyard, plant lots of native shrubs in a section of your garden to create a shady protected area underneath for them to build their bower. Bowerbirds eat fruits and insects, so avoid using chemicals and pesticides in your garden, and let the bowerbirds keep t...hose bugs in check. Bowerbirds love blue things and collect them to decorate their bower. Plant local native plants with blue flowers to create a favourite spot for these lovely birds.

23.01.2022 If you have ever noticed a bunch of small conical holes in your lawn or garden mulch, chances are you have had a visit from a bandicoot. Bandicoots are small nocturnal marsupials. They dig holes in soft soil or mulch in and stick their snout in to find insects to eat. Here are 3 tips on making your backyard bandicoot friendly; . 1. Add a thick layer of mulch to your garden to provide an ideal digging spot for bandicoots... 2. Plant low dense shrubs and let a section of your lawn grow longer to give bandicoots a place to build their nest 3. Place a shallow dish of water on the ground in a shady area for bandicoots to drink from 4. Avoid harsh chemical or pesticides as bandicoots can get sick if they eat the poisoned insects 5. Keep your dogs and cats inside at night so they don’t frighten the bandicoots

23.01.2022 Please don't use rat baits in your garden https://www.facebook.com/190541094292456/posts/3432002826812917/

21.01.2022 FrogID Week is Australia’s Biggest Frog Count, held annually for Australians to help record frog calls through the free FrogID app, as a measurement of frog health and distribution around the nation. FrogID Week aims to monitor frog distributions over time, helping us to understand how frogs and their ecosystems are responding to a changing planet. This annual event provides an ‘audio snapshot’ of frogs calling across Australia. To get involved, simply record frogs each day ...or night during FrogID Week using the FrogID app. Every call counts! For more information visit: www.frogid.net.au/frog-id-week . . . https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3359789950785467&id=1382164285214720

18.01.2022 The insect hotel workshop was such a fun way to finish off #australianwildlifeweek Everyone did such a great job, the local bees and ladybugs are going to be so happy! . .... . Bowen Mountain Park Events See more

17.01.2022 Reposting @act_wildlife: ... "We love to a success story like this! #Repost @ecolsocaus... A Hollow Success Story. This Rainbow Lorikeet left the hollow too early. It wasn’t injured so I made a temporary hollow, placed the chick inside and put it where the parents had left it. The parents seemed quite happy, going inside to feed it. The chick remained inside the hollow for two weeks. It emerged and left after three weeks and is now thriving. Photo: McKinley Moens (@mckinleymoensphotography) See more

16.01.2022 It's springtime, flowers are blossoming and pollinators are out and about. We will be holding a polinator friendly garden workshop in the Hawkesbury area in the next school holidays - more info coming soon. Contact us if you are interested in us holding a workshop in you area (link in bio)

14.01.2022 Reposted from @birdsinbackyards insta It's spring! See the magpies swoop and chase.... Time for the Birds in Backyards Spring Surveys. Take 20 mins to survey the birds visiting your garden along and give a little info about what your garden is like. All you need is a @BirdLifeOz account and the #Birdata web portal or app.... https://www.birdsinbackyards.net//arti/Spring-your-surveys

13.01.2022 Bush Connections is thrilled to announce our partnership with the Australian Wildlife Society! The core of this partnership is our shared mission to conserve Australian Wildlife through education. Bush Connections is developing a series of curriculum based school workshops suitable for stages 3-5 which we will be launching in the coming months - follow @bushconnections for updates... We would love to have imput from any teachers, students, or parents that would be interested in our workshops so please share any thoughts or suggestions that you have.

13.01.2022 Reposted from @hobartrivuletplatypus Too close a call for this platypus! A band of rubbish became entangled around its bill while feeding in the Hobart Rivulet, Tasmania. Photo taken 21/10/2020 . "Any circular piece of litter that finds its way around a platypus’s head tends to remain around the animal until the loop breaks or the platypus dies often due to horrific injuries that develop as the litter gradually wears through its skin and underlying tissue."... - Australian Platypus Conservancy . "Litter including rubber and plastic rings often maims and kills platypuses, particularly in urban areas" - Tasmanian Government Platypus Management Plan, March 2010 . "Any sort of rigid or flexible loop with a diameter of up to about 8 centimetres is likely to be a problem if it ends up in the water. This includes innocuous items like plastic bangles, elastic bands and elastic hair-ties" - Australian Platypus Conservancy . "Short Term Management Action Plan: Clean up rubbish along waterways. Prevent rubbish entering waterways" - Tasmanian Government Platypus Management Plan, March 2010 . Over a decade later pollution of the Hobart Rivulet remains a problem. It's unacceptable. . WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY . Don't wait for an organized cleanup. Slip on ya gum boots, grab a rubbish bag and act now. . Pick up litter, particularly anything that looks like it could eventually get caught around a platypus’s bill, neck or body whether or not it’s found near water. . Spread the word, particularly to children, that carelessly dropped personal items such as plastic bracelets or elastic hair-ties can have lethal consequences for wildlife. Items dropped on sidewalks or in playgrounds may still end up in platypus habitats after being carried long distances through storm water drains. . Make it your habit to cut through all metal or plastic rings or loops of any size before you dispose of them. . The good news is the platypus managed to break free. See more

12.01.2022 The floral emblem of NSW - the waratah. This stunning flower is also a great food source for nectar eating species.

11.01.2022 Echidna breeding season has started! This will be the only time of the year (June-September) that you will see more than one echidna together out in the wild. E...chidnas form these 'trains' where one female is followed by multiple males until she chooses one to mate with - these trains can last for weeks at a time! This echidna train was spotted last breeding season so keep your eyes out and submit them to us if you are lucky enough to see one! You can submit echidna sightings through the EchidnaCSI app and visit our website for more info: buff.ly/2YSmbPW

09.01.2022 We need stronger environmental laws to protect our iconic wildlife! . . . @scottmorrisonmp and @sussanleymp @ausconservation... . . . #plushieprotest #BeforeItsGone #saveourwaterways #extinctionisforever #platypusprotection #conservation #protect #ausconservation #endextinction #conservationaus #threatenedspecies #threatenedwildlife #endangeredspecies #endangeredwildlife #animalsofaustralia #aussieanimals #aussiewildlife #australiananimals #australiannativeanimals #australianwildlife #wildlifeaustralia #wildlifeofaustralia #savewildlife Reposted from @australian_wildlife_society See more

09.01.2022 The laughing kookaburra is a beloved Australian icon. Like many other kingfisher species, they nest in tree hollows and sometimes inside termite mounds that are high up in large trees.

08.01.2022 The beautiful Tetratheca glandulosa is a vulnerable plant that can only be found in a few parts of the greater Sydney area (Baulkham Hills, Gosford, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai, Pittwater, Ryde, Warringah, and Wyong). As a small plant (only 20-50cm tall) it is under threat from competition with introduced grasses.

02.01.2022 A fabulous wildlife artist, partnered with a fabulous wildlife conservation organisation

02.01.2022 This young Australian King Parrot is checking out BirdLife Australia’s wonderful #AussieBirdCount app! You can submit your Aussie Backyard Bird Count via the app and use the Field Guide function to help you identify the birds you see. Just enter the size, shape and colour of the bird and it will give you a list of suggestions - relevant for your region!... BirdLife Australia’s annual Aussie Backyard Bird Count starts in just 6 days, and runs during Bird Week, October 19 25. It is so fun and easy to do. Just spend 20 minutes in your backyard, local park, or any other outdoor space, and use the app (or the website) to count the birds you see. You can count as many times as you want in as many locations as you want. Register now - and check out the short video on how to use the app at BirdLife Australia’s website at http://aussiebirdcount.org.au/ @davidcsimon Reposted from @birdlifeoz

01.01.2022 Banksias are the ultimate feed tree for Australian native animals because the flowers provide food for different species at different times. In the early stages of flowering Banksias provide nectar for butterflies, honeyeaters, possums, and gliders. In the later stages of flowering they produce seeds eaten by parrots such as yellow-tailed black cockatoos. They also flower in winter when other food is sometimes scarce.