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Tracking Challenge - November 2011
Who's track is this? Hi, and welcome to our first monthly Tracking Challenge!This track was left in our special Tracking Box (see future posts for info on how to make your own).So, firstly, who left...
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Echidna Encounter
We came across an echidna the other day, as it trundled across the road. We stopped to make sure it didn't get hit by any cars and it took a liking to Beth's ankles. (Which actually wasn't as painful...
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Tracking Challenge - Dec 2011
(close up pics below) Hi, A whole lot of people have been asking when the next tracking challenge will appear - so here it is. Enjoy!Thanks for pestering us; things have been hectic here and sometimes...
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My Feathered Mate
I was walking through the forest the other day, when I spooked bird from a tree nearby. I caught a glimpse as it disappeared into the bush, and I realised I'd just seen a fledgling bird of some kind (a...
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Tracking Challenge - the easier one
Recognising this pair of tracks will be fairly to easy to many people. But ask yourself - would you still be able to pick the species if you had only seen the track on the right-hand side of the...
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Ode to Orchids
Aren't these orchid flowers amazing? They're known as Hyacinth orchids (Didpodium spp.) and they've been coming out for the past few weeks in the forest here at Bluegum HQ.What a blessing, when the...
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Mystery Tracks..
Here's a tracking mystery that's got us stumped - we're hoping someone might be able to help out...These scratch marks were on a large old spotted gum (Corymbia maculata), leading from the base up to...
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Shelter Mystery
Here's a fun little couple of pics for you tracking folks. Who lives here? The photos are from the rainforest gully near us.For a sense of scale, the piece of white card in the lower photo is 15cm...
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Big Witchetty
On our last ReWild Your Child program we found more huge witchetty grubs than ever! These guys are the larvae of the Cossid moth family. We get lots where we are, and they're mostly found burrowing...
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Postcards from Bushfire Season
A few people have asked how we were affected by the bushfires this summer.In fact, the Dean's Gap fire (that made the headlines) was uncomfortably close for a while - close enough that, at one point,...
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Tracking Challenge - November 2011
Who's track is this? Hi, and welcome to our first monthly Tracking Challenge!This track was left in our special Tracking Box (see future posts for info on how to make your own).So, firstly, who left...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Echidna Encounter
We came across an echidna the other day, as it trundled across the road. We stopped to make sure it didn't get hit by any cars and it took a liking to Beth's ankles. (Which actually wasn't as painful...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tracking Challenge - Dec 2011
(close up pics below) Hi, A whole lot of people have been asking when the next tracking challenge will appear - so here it is. Enjoy!Thanks for pestering us; things have been hectic here and sometimes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Feathered Mate
I was walking through the forest the other day, when I spooked bird from a tree nearby. I caught a glimpse as it disappeared into the bush, and I realised I'd just seen a fledgling bird of some kind (a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tracking Challenge - the easier one
Recognising this pair of tracks will be fairly to easy to many people. But ask yourself - would you still be able to pick the species if you had only seen the track on the right-hand side of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ode to Orchids
Aren't these orchid flowers amazing? They're known as Hyacinth orchids (Didpodium spp.) and they've been coming out for the past few weeks in the forest here at Bluegum HQ.What a blessing, when the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mystery Tracks..
Here's a tracking mystery that's got us stumped - we're hoping someone might be able to help out...These scratch marks were on a large old spotted gum (Corymbia maculata), leading from the base up to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shelter Mystery
Here's a fun little couple of pics for you tracking folks. Who lives here? The photos are from the rainforest gully near us.For a sense of scale, the piece of white card in the lower photo is 15cm...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Big Witchetty
On our last ReWild Your Child program we found more huge witchetty grubs than ever! These guys are the larvae of the Cossid moth family. We get lots where we are, and they're mostly found burrowing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcards from Bushfire Season
A few people have asked how we were affected by the bushfires this summer.In fact, the Dean's Gap fire (that made the headlines) was uncomfortably close for a while - close enough that, at one point,...
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