The Association of Zoos and Aquariums are making 2008 the Year of the frog to highlight the rapid decline of amphibian species throughout the world with many extinct or facing extinction. Along with habitat loss and degradation a fungal disease - chytridiomycosis ("chytrid") - is spreading at an alarming rate causing losses of species or... Continue Reading →
Found a great website about Australian Frogs - Frogs of Australia. An update from a previous post which looking at this website appears to be Litoria brevipalmata Green-thighed Frog - I think this frog's leg marking are beautiful! The tiny frog from Sunday is a Litoria dentata - Bleating Tree Frog I love its red... Continue Reading →
Found this tiny frog on Sunday in the bottom of my peg bucket - I had to empty the pegs out as it was full of water and found this surprise visitor. It was only about 1 inch long with lovely red eyes. I'm not up on many frog species - so I am unable... Continue Reading →
The New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae or - Karearea (Moari name) - is an endangered bird species that is only found in New Zealand. Falcons for Grapes is a program that has been established in some vineyards where a pair of New Zealand Falcons is introduced into a vineyard to reduce the damage to the... Continue Reading →
The sun is just coming through the off and on drizzle - it has been pretty much raining for the past 3 months off and on - the cicadas are singing and it is a bit humid - 'muggy' as we call it. Butterflies are busy at the moment - orchards and blue triangles in... Continue Reading →
The #69 of the birding blog carnival - I and the Bird - is being hosted by Grrlscientist of Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted). Talking of birds our local pair of Tawny Frogmouths must still have a fledgling - they were calling in our nearby reserve and backyard at 5am this morning - definitely... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 