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Mount Glorious

Locality: Mount Glorious

Address: Mount Glorious Road 4052 Mount Glorious, QLD, Australia

Website: www.visitmoretonbayregion.com.au/natural-attractions/welcome-to-mt-glorious-mt-nebo

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23.01.2022 In Queensland, we are lucky to have some pretty awesome locals! In fact, Australian wildlife encounters are everywhere here! The whiptail wallaby (Macropus parryi) is also known as pretty face wallaby, grey-faced wallaby, grey flier, blue flier and jabali.

21.01.2022 The Clavaria zollingeri fungi is commonly known as the "violet coral" or the "magenta coral". The colouring of this mushroom is quite variable, ranging from violet to amethyst, or violet shaded with brown or red. Fungi and other microbes play an important role in the subtropical rainforest and wet sclerophyll forests of Mount Glorious. A microbe is any living organism that spends its life at a size too tiny to be seen with the naked eye. Some animals depend on symbiotic gut microbes to digest cellulose in their food supply, while other insects utilise fungi directly as a food source. Without microbes, organic matter on the forest floor and in the soil would never decompose. The rate at which these microorganisms decompose dead material is also directly responsible for the availability of nutrients for plants.

19.01.2022 The Australian brush turkey, (Alectura Lathami), also frequently called the scrub turkey or bush turkey, is a native Australian bird. It is protected under State Wildlife Legislation (Nature Conservation Act 1992). It is a serious offence to harm brush turkeys. The brush turkey plays an important role in natural pest management. They prey on insects and grubs in woodland habitats and suburban gardens. They also help disperse native vegetation seeds through their faeces. The ...long-term conservation of this species is necessary for maintaining the variety of all plants and animals. The turkey prefers a closed canopy habitat such as the sub tropical rainforest of Mount Glorious. They also inhabit dense scrub and moist gullies, parks and suburban backyards. Brush-turkeys are mound builders. The male Australian brush turkey builds a nesting mound of soil and plant litter mostly between August and December. The heap may be two to four metres wide and more than one metre high. The male spends a long time building and defending the nesting mound. Females are allowed access to it once the temperature is correct. For successful egg incubation the nest should be 33 C. Once the female lays the eggs in the mound and buried, the male keeps watch. The temperature is adjusted as necessary and the nest is defended from predators. However, when the eggs hatch, the baby brush turkey chicks are self-sufficient and left to fend for themselves. Brush turkey mortality rate is high, with only about one in 200 chicks surviving to adulthood. A mound-building male brush turkey can strip a standard garden in less than a day. If you disturb or move the mound, the male will probably rebuild the next day. They persist with the same location until the end of the breeding season. This activity is seasonal and decreases dramatically towards the end of the breeding season. The adult brush turkey may intimidate or scare some people, but they are very shy by nature.

19.01.2022 Bioluminescent beauties! Mycena chlorophos is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae that is found in the Mount Glorious region. The mushrooms glow and emit a pale green light. Fruiting occurs in forests on fallen woody debris such as dead twigs, branches, and logs. Photographs by Steve Axford.

17.01.2022 Frogs are a sign of a healthy environment and Mount Glorious is home to many frogs! An amazing app by the Australian Museum that will enable you to identify frogs that you record visit www.frogid.net.au This is the Litoria Chloris taken in Mount Glorious this evening.... The Red-eyed Tree Frog is one of eastern Australia's most colourful frogs. Despite its prominent red eyes and bright green back the Red-eyed Tree Frog is less often seen than its relative, the Green Tree Frog (Litoria caerulea). Red-eyed Tree Frogs live in urban areas, forests and woodlands, heath and wetlands. Red-eyed Tree Frogs are found in eastern Australia north of mid-New South Wales.

16.01.2022 Blanketing the hills and mountains near Brisbane and Mount Glorious, D'Aguilar National Park is the perfect place for a day trip or weekend away. Walk through open eucalypt woodlands, scribbly gum forests and lush subtropical rainforests, take a refreshing plunge in creeks and waterholes, tackle an exhilarating ride or drive, or camp for the night. Start your adventure at Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre, where staff can help you plan your park visit. Drop into the Wildlife ...Centre and be delighted by the playful antics of some of Queensland’s incredible animals. Set out on a scenic drive up the mountain range, stopping to enjoy long lunches in peaceful picnic areas, nature-filled walks, and stunning lookout points. Protecting over 800 species of plants, the park showcases a striking diversity of landscapes. Fire up a barbecue at Jollys Lookout and enjoy breathtaking views over Samford Valley, or take a magical rainforest walk among strangler figs and climbing vines from Boombana. Listen for the calls of bowerbirds, wompoo fruit-doves, bellbirds, and yellow-tailed cockatoos. If you’re after trail adventure, saddle up your horse or pedal out for a bushland ride on the mountain bike trail network and horseriding trail network. With trails crisscrossing the entire southern section of the park, you’ll be spoilt for choice! Prepare for trail-bike and 4WD adventure on the 4WD and trail-bike road network in the park’s northern section. Discover the remains of an antique sawmill in The Gantry, or head to Rocky Hole track for a tranquil rock pool swim. Keep your eyes out for great barred frogs and spiny crayfish that live in the mountain streams. Pitch your tent at Northbrook Mountain or England Creek which are both found near Mount Glorious or travel the more remote Kobble Creek camping areas, and listen at night to the screeching calls of yellow-bellied gliders and short-eared possums in the tall, open forest. Visit www.parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/daguilar@ for maps and more information.

14.01.2022 Why should we only use red light for watching nocturnal animals? Red light does not disrupt an animal's night vision or your own. Often we can find an animal by its call or the noise it makes as it moves, then locating it by eye-shine. White light is not suitable for observing nocturnal animals or watching nesting owls such as the Powerful owl which are found in Mount Glorious. White light can cause temporary night blindness lasting at least 10 minutes, during which time th...e animal could become susceptible to predation.In very dim light the cone cells in eyes don't function and the brain receives signals from the rod cells only, which for nocturnal animals, enables excellent low light vision. Nocturnal animals eyes do contain red senstitive cones and rods don't see red, so for observing animals at night, headlamps that use red LED's are ideal. Image: Patrick Kavanagh

14.01.2022 SPEED KILLS ME - PLEASE SLOW DOWN Sadly, this Koala was hit by a car and killed last night by suspecting hooning. Koalas have been sighted recently in the Mount Glorious region so please take care by slowing down, be aware, especially at night! ... Please help us report all wildlife incidents to help prevent further unnecessary wildlife injuries in the Moreton Bay Area. Wildlife Injuries: [email protected] Moreton Bay Koala Rescue Ph 0401 080 333 Pine Rivers Koala Care Association Inc Ph 0401 350 799 Other contacts listed at www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/Serv/Environment/Injured-Wildlife Thank you for sharing! And for caring. Visit Moreton Bay Region Koalas Brisbane City Council Moreton Bay Regional Council

13.01.2022 Afternoon walks along the Westside Track. Glorious!

12.01.2022 Morelia spilota. This non-venomous python’s thick body has patterns which are blotchy yellow and black. This species of python is a very familiar face for locals who live in Mount Glorious. The carpet python may grow to reach lengths of up to 3.5 metres. It is usually active at night and spends most of the day coiled up in a tree or rafter, or stretched out basking in an open area. Carpet pythons can be found in habitats ranging from tropical rainforest in the north-east of Australia to arid and coastal regions. Pythons from different habitats tend to have their own unique colouration.

07.01.2022 SUNDAY 7TH APRIL Farmers markets, coffee, crafts, fresh produce, and special products in the cool air of Mount Glorious near Brisbane. Put this date in your diary for next April and make a date to join the friendliest mountain market around!

04.01.2022 England Creek, Right Branch. Discover magnificent forest landscapes and epic views over England Creek catchment! Hiking and Biking https://findapark.npsr.qld.gov.au//daguil/audax-loop-track Camping... https://findapark.npsr.qld.gov.au//england-creek-bush-camp Photograph by Andrew Gills

04.01.2022 The Mountain Brushtail Possum occurs in the wet sclerophyll and sub-tropical forests from Victoria to central Queensland. Possums play an important role in maintaining the flora and fauna of South-East Queensland. They have lived in the Great South-East for aeons longer than we have, from well before Mount Glorious even existed. They play their role in the complex web that makes up the Australian ecosystem.