Nature
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Jagun Nature Reserve, once a farm
The Reserve is only 100 hectares of mostly open woodland on poor sandy soils, but every walk brings a new sensation, perception,…
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Cormorants and the moon
He walked on, had walked a mile or so into the bush, and had just come to a clump of…
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Birds, Striated Herons and Rainbow Bee-eaters among others
Birds are individuals. Some make good parents, some bad, some are aggressive, some more sociable, some more promiscuous.
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So it’s the first day of spring
We know the four seasons of winter, spring, summer and autumn make little sense here on the Mid North Coast…
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In memoriam September 1 100 years ago
The last Passenger pigeon died 100 years ago today. Threatened Species Day is on 7 September to commemorate the death of…
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Eating Kangaroo?
‘Ecological Animalism’ means eating less meat and treating animals with respect.
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Soldier Crabs, Deep Creek, Valla
The tide is turning in and the army is heading home, marching towards me.
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King Tide
Goose barnacles are filter-feeding crustaceans, but were once thought to be the embryos of Barnacle Geese. Barnacles have, as it happens,…
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Quolls
Jonno Webb was staying with us en route to a conference on quolls. He is an expert who has been working…
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