In August our wildlife camera caught this extraordinary sequence of images which have been combined into a movie. It appears to be a Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) according to Prof. Darryl Jones, but might be the Red-necked species (also found in surrounding districts). It seems to be browsing on shrubs …
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Sometimes the wildlife camera at Ekibin Creek Bushcare tells a story, or at least suggests one. In this case, a sequence of images taken over four days reveals wildlife activity otherwise unobserved at night. The story below tries to "fill in" the gaps between these images.
The story begins with …
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At Ekibin Creek Bushcare we were quite busy at our June 2017 working bee. Over the past few years we have mounted three nest boxes for squirrel gliders but on inspecting them, two were empty. Fortunately the third box had a thriving colony although its host tree had been damaged …
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Our site has hosted a large brush-turkey nest for a long time, much longer than the life of any individual turkey. At about this time of year (late summer) it is a bit unusual for a male brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) to resume building this nest, for they normally do this …
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The well camouflaged Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii) was picked up by the wildlife camera during the day. At the same time a pair of brush turkeys were scratching around the leaf litter, so the dragon remained motionless for a few minutes before scrambling away.
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Our resident kola is now regularly captured on our wildlife camera. It seems to like this spot near the creek where he ventures onto the ground. It is always at night and may have something to do with the creek. It is hard to tell which tree it is climbing …
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Our squirrel glider colony was captured on video as part of our National Schools Tree Day activities on July 29th, 2016. Groups of Holland Park SHS Year 12 students took part in a site walk-through with their teachers and Ekibin Creek Bushcare volunteers. As well as noting the glider colony …
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While clearing an outbreak of Madeira vine from a young eucalyptus tree, our BCC Land for Wildlife officer, Nick Swanson, spotted this phasmid hidden in the foliage. The camouflage this stick insect uses is remarkable as it blends into the leaves that it has already eaten. Australia has around 150 …
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Our squirrel gliders (Petaurus norfolcensis seem to be doing well in their nest box. According to wikipedia, they live in colonies of one male, two females plus offspring. It is hard to tell from this tangle of bodies, but this seems to be the case. We have another next box …
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