Giant Mushroom – South Australia
Phlebopus marginatus is thought to be Australia’s largest terrestrial mushroom. This one (which looked a lot like a giant tortoise) came up alongside a patch […]
Nature’s Wonders
Thread Waisted Mud Dauber Wasp
We often don’t take much notice of the insects around us… Check out how thin the waist is on this Thread-Waisted Mud-Dauber Wasp! (Sceliphron laetum)
Ladybird Delight
It is Spring and the Ladybirds are out and about in the veggie garden! Here are two of the varieties found in South Australia: […]
If Sleepy Lizards Could Talk…
She lies in wait for me every day… Waiting, watching hungrily… I know exactly what it is that she wants to say to me…
Banded Lapwings (Vanellus tricolour)
In Springtime, on Lower Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, the first birds to nest are often the Banded Lapwings. (Vanellus tricolour) They nest in […]
Southern Right Whales At Sleaford Bay
Each Winter the Southern Right Whales (Eubaleena australis) migrate up from their feeding grounds near Antarctica to the South Australian coastline to breed. The […]