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25.01.2022 Wishing everyone a safe and happy long weekend. Please drive with caution on both regional and urban roads where native animals may be present. It is especiall...y important to be vigilant and very aware in the early mornings, late afternoons and through the night when many native animals are out and about. The Easter holiday break is one of the busiest of the year on our roads & this means it is also one of the most dangerous weekends for wildlife collisions. If you see an animal affected by a collision, always check the pouch and nearby area wherever it is safe to do so. Pouch young can be thrown from the pouch by the force of the collision. Be alert when you drive and keep an eye out for wildlife, especially at dusk and dawn. If you see an animal needing help, please call WIRES on 1300 094 737 or fill out our 'Report a Rescue' form.

24.01.2022 A beautiful photo from the Botanic Gardens in Victoria.

24.01.2022 What's got four legs and a pouch, and has been mistaken for a panther? This cutie! The swamp wallaby is a small, macropod marsupial, and is mostly found in East...ern Australia. Wallabies look like small kangaroos but are generally solitary animals. They occasionally come together to feed or mate. They particularly like to hide in thick undergrowth or grass. The wallaby is a herbivore, meaning that it will only eat plants and shrubs. The swamp wallaby is different to other wallabies due to its number of chromosomes: other wallabies typically have 16 chromosomes, whereas the male swamp wallaby has 11, and the female 10. They can breed all-year round, and are capable of carrying overlapping pregnancies. They have an unusual gait which has resulted in numerous false alarms of alleged panther sightings!

23.01.2022 It's Australian Pollinator Week! Insect pollinators are incredibly vital to our ecosystem. Pollinators drive our biodiversity and they impact our lives through areas such as food crops, our nutrient recycling and climate regulation. Found this little fella in the garden this morning. ... If you would like to find out more information about pollination please visit https://www.australianpollinatorweek.org.au//what-is-poll/

23.01.2022 More Mugga Ironbark, Eucalyptus sideroxylon. I love these flowers!

21.01.2022 Seeking relief from the storm yesterday on Macleay Island.

21.01.2022 What a fabulous habitat garden Sally has made! Thank you Parramatta Council for showcasing it. Lots of great tips here for providing food, water and shelter.

20.01.2022 Another orchid photo from our garden. It's thriving this year. Photos from your garden welcome.

19.01.2022 Too cute! Baby masked lapwings.

18.01.2022 Did you know. the wombat can survive with very little water? It owes this ability to its very slow metabolism. The foraging wombat has been shown to consume ...enough food to provide 2.8 times the amount of maintenance energy needed by the wombat. The average wombat takes between one to two weeks to complete digestion of what it consumes; this process is designed to help the creatures to survive in particularly dry conditions in which food can become scarce. The colon of the wombat is uniquely designed with two sections. The front section of the colon works to ferment vegetation that is consumed, and the lower section of the colon serves to reabsorb water. Rather than excreting all water as urine, the wombat recycles urea to the colon to conserve water. The ability to recycle water means that the wombat’s feces are extremely dry and distinguishable from other wildlife. See more

18.01.2022 Love the new growth on our Lillypillies. Such a good plant for the garden. Lots of varieties available.

18.01.2022 Even the ants are renovating after the flood. #EZECNSW #LoveWhereYouLearn

18.01.2022 I'll just wait here.... This frigatebird chick sitting on his nest amongst the octopus bush may look lonely, but don't worry, his parents will be back soon. ...They're out catching flying fish or taking prey from other birds mid-flight to bring back as dinner for our fluffy friend. At the end of the dry season each year, tens of thousands of seabirds descend on the cays in the Australian Marine Parks Coral Sea Marine Park. The density of bird life here in the breeding season is hard to imagine. The cays teem with bird life at all stages of development: chicks, fledglings and huge masses of adults, many of them busy building nests, sitting on eggs and feeding chicks.

17.01.2022 Water, water everywhere... This video was taken from Stretton Lookout, North Richmond looking towards Penrith and then across to Richmond. We are trapped here on the western side of the Hawkesbury River until the flood waters subside.

17.01.2022 Did you know there are 800 species of native Orchids in Australia? They come in a variety of sizes and colours and are divided into two groups. The first group are called ''Epiphytes" and include tree and rock growing orchids such as Dendrobium speciosum. The other group is the "Terrestrial" (growing in the ground) species such as Thelymitra ixioides. Native orchids grow in semi shady spots and if planted in a pot, they grow best in an orchid potting mix. For more information about how to grow native orchids the web page below is incredibly informative. http://www.anpsa.org.au/APOL19/sep00-1.html

17.01.2022 Did you know Christmas Island National Park attracts about 80,000 nesting seabirds every year, as an internationally recognised seabird rookery? This week we ar...e featuring some of our iconic birds found on the island, including the world's rarest booby bird, the Abbotts booby. This large seabird has a white body with black upper wings and tail. Adults can grow to 80 cm or more with a wingspan of about 2m. It's perfectly adapted for long-range flight, and spends most of its life at sea hunting for fish and squid. They return to Christmas Island to nest in the tall rainforest trees of the high plateau, the last nesting habitat on the planet for this threatened species. The island supports approximately 3,000 breeding pairs.

16.01.2022 Our Orchids continue to flower. What's growing well in your garden at the moment? . . .... . . . . . . #australianorchids #orchids #habitats #habitatsteppingstones See more

16.01.2022 The Blue Mountains Water Skink is one of Australia’s rarest lizards known from 30 locations between Newnes and Hazelbrook in the Blue Mountains. With vivid y...ellow markings, the Blue Mountains Water Skink is a medium-sized lizard that’s around 20 centimetres in length, with its tail around 12 centimetres. The Skink is semi-aquatic and tends to prefer the habitat of high-elevation peat swamps in the middle and upper Blue Mountains. The Summer bushfires had a devastating impact on the Blue Mountains region. The Blue Mountains Water Skink was identified by the Expert Panel as one of 119 animals requiring urgent management intervention following the fires. The Blue Mountains Water Skink is also one of six species featured in Australia Post’s Stamp Collecting Month. This year’s theme is wildlife recovery chosen because of the devastating 2019-20 bushfires. To learn more about this threatened lizard, plus Australia Post’s wildlife recovery campaign, visit: https://australiapostcollectables.com.au//wildlife-recover

15.01.2022 Have you spied any Cicadas in your garden or in your local area? The Black Prince is a beauty. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . #BlackPrinceCicadas #Cicada #Cicadaseason #Insects #Australia #Enviornment #HabitatSteppingStones #habitat See more

15.01.2022 What a perfect habitat stepping stone!

14.01.2022 Would have to be the cutest of possums.

13.01.2022 What the Habitat Stepping Stones program is all about!

11.01.2022 It only takes 20 minutes to contribute to the Aussie Backyard Bird Count. Coming soon!

11.01.2022 Great characters!

09.01.2022 We have a list of suppliers on our website to assist in finding plants and accessories such as bug hotels, hollows etc to make your garden a habitat stepping stone. http://www.habitatsteppingstones.org.au/suppliers_list

09.01.2022 This week in the garden, a black bellied swamp snake. Around 60cm he/she was lazing near my letterbox. They eat frogs and lizards. Haven't seen one in our garden before. Have you noticed any new visitors to your garden?

09.01.2022 A sweet moment ...

08.01.2022 Stick insect on our front door this weekend. Have you seen any lately? . . . .... . . . . . . . . #Australianinsects #stickinsect #habitat #habitatsteppingstones #environment See more

07.01.2022 Do you grow Waratahs in your garden?

07.01.2022 Have you heard of pimelea spectabilis (common name Bunjong)? This shrub originates from Western Australia. It grows in sandy soils to about 2 m high. It likes a spot in the garden which is protected from wind with well drained soil. This plant does not do so well in humid areas. We know of people who have grown these successfully in the NSW Blue Mountains. It flowers in clusters during winter and spring. Photo: Brian Walters. . .... . . . . . . . . . #habitatsteppingstones #NativeAustralianGardens #Nativeplants #gardeningduringcoronavirus #habitats .

05.01.2022 Victoria’s Riflebird courtship display at Crater Lakes, FNQ

04.01.2022 It's bottlebrush time! Are yours flowering now?

03.01.2022 Biodiversity Month is held in September each year and aims to promote the importance of protecting, conserving, and improving biodiversity both within Australia and across the world. Australia is home to between 600,000 and 700,000 species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. About 84 per cent of our plants, 83 per cent of our mammals, and 45 per cent of our birds are only found in Australia. There are many ways to protect our biodiversity including:... Creating a natural habitat in your backyard. Getting rid of weeds. Be a responsible pet owner. Reduce, reuse and recycle. Start your own compost bin. Only put water down the drains. . . . . . . . . . . . . #habitats#habitatsteppingstones #biodiversity #nativeaustraliangardens #helptheplanet #gardeningduringcoronavirus

02.01.2022 This is Australia's smallest fairy-wren. Happy wrens day!

02.01.2022 A different view of a Spotted Pardalote but one that shows off their wonderful colours and patterns from above. Scott Creek CP, S.A.

02.01.2022 Love this story about the Western Ringtail Possum being saved by living alongside humans. In the story, they are said to still feed on their traditional peppermint trees as well as jarrah and marri trees - however suburban areas were vital for possums as they provided food, water and shelter. https://www.abc.net.au//western-ringtail-possums/100049122

02.01.2022 Gorgeous spring colour with Aussie natives!