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Brown Goshawk (Tachyspiza fasciata, meaning Fast Hawk Banded) Taking a long bath in the Crater Shelter water trough. With no natural water supply, the 4 water troughs on the reserve play a critical role in increasing species diverstiy and make for some excellent bird watching. Although this trough was a bit quiet for the hour after this particual bath!
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Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) nest underground! Digging upwards slanting horizontal tunnels up to 1.5m long in river banks, road cuttings and other steep inclines.
A full time resident on the reserves, this beautiful little thing makes it distinct repetitive, high pitched, 3 note call all through spring "I'm Spotted... I'm Spotted..."
The species name translates roughly to "spotted like a leopard" (Pardalotus, Greek) and "marked with points/to puncture" (punctatus, Latin). Much Spottiness!
Known as a Diamond Bird by early settlers due to is star studded look this little wonder loves the sap sucking bugs on eucalyptus trees.
#spottedparty #spottedpardalote #spottedpardolote #camperdown3260 .
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Sorry for the late post .... but hopefully not too late for you to come along to the annual FoML plant stall at the Camperdown Rotary Market tomorrow morning. It's a great chance to buy some FoML grown indigenous wildflowers, grasses, shrubs and trees found in our local volcanic area. Be sure to tell your friends.
All the details are in the flyer below.
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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!
#camperdown3260 #echidna #echidna #echidnatrain
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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.
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The Silver Banksia (Banksia marginata) is a critical habitat species for the volcanic plains and beyond. Thanks to the efforts of those at Friends of the Forgotten Woodlands for working hard to save this and other undervalued keystone species.
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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
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Swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor), is in a monotypic genus, meaning no other living animal bears the name wallabia.
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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.
Please be sure to tell your friends .... and share the post. Hopefully see you there.
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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.
#camperdown3260 #wedgetaileagle #mountleuralookout
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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.
#NAIDOC #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOCWeek2026 #NAIDOCWeek
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