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Echidna Train!!!!! Today these 3 Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) crossed the road on the way up Mt Leura. This is a female leading 2 males in a train, but up to 10 males can form the train behind a single female!
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Australian magpie moth (Nyctemera amicus) eating a native Senecio. The leaves contain alkaloids that make the larvae poisonous to birds. The blue and red spots act as a warning. ... See MoreSee Less

Eyespot Anthelid Moth (Anthela ocellata) One of the Australian Wooly Bears, an apt name with the adult moths sporting a hair do almost as good as the caterpillar!
A welcome resident of the reserve who eats our grass and feeds our birds and bats. #camperdown3260 #moth #anthelid #ausinsects #hairstyle ... See MoreSee Less

Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor), is in a monotypic genus, meaning no other living animal bears the name wallabia. ... See MoreSee Less

Hi everyone .... sorry for the rather late notice for this great upcoming event. Our planned environmental movie night will be held on Tuesday 21st July at the Killara Centre, Camperdown commencing at 7.30pm. Admission is $10 with supper included.
It's a great movie .... multi award winning and one I've seen before but very much looking forward to seeing again.
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The Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax). One of the world's most powerful airborne predators, an icon of the Aussie bush and a welcome guest at the reserve.
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Huge thanks to Brett Clark, his Family and the Eastern Marr Aboriginal Corporation for the ceremony on Sunday to mark the Start of NAIDOC week on the Mount.

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Come and celebrate NAIDOC Week 50 Years Deadly at Mt Leura this Sunday, July 5. The Mt Leura and Mt Sugarloaf Management Committee is once again proud to organise this annual community event. Be sure to share and tell your friends. ... See MoreSee Less

The Golden Wattles (Acacia pycnantha) are starting to bud, pycnantha translates to "dense flowers". Each fluffy ball contains up to 100 individual flowers, that's 500 petals and 1000 stamens making up each fuzz ball!
An important native to the reserve, Australia's national floral emblem and the reason we wear green and gold as our national colours!
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Kangaroo Apple (Solanum aviculare), one of 117 species of Solanum native to Australia. ... See MoreSee Less