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Care of injured animals

All About Wildlife

Care of injured animals

Spring seemed to lay in waiting here at Bohollow as each year the breeding season for our native birds has begun earlier and earlier. In recent years, babes were coming in during winter of species that we wouldn’t usually see until the end of August or in September. Last

Habitat damage in wild weather

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Habitat damage in wild weather

I hope everyone stayed safe in the storms earlier in the week.  We were extremely lucky at our Bunbartha shelter as a fierce, mini tornado swept through only a few kilometres from us and caused a lot of damage to many of the large roadside trees.  In times of severe

“I’d love to do your job”

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“I’d love to do your job”

If I had a dollar for every person who has said to me, “I’d love to do your job”, I would be a rich person indeed!  I’m sure many people think our wildlife work involves playing with cute, furry wildlife, being able to look after amazing animals who

Butcherbirds

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Butcherbirds

One bird that rarely gets identified correctly and is usually confused with a magpie is the butcherbird.

Emus - flightless, feisty and feminist

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Emus - flightless, feisty and feminist

From as far back as my earliest memories I have had a passion for animals. All animals!  Birds have held an extra special place in my heart though and there are a number of reasons why.  Bird brains are very unique and many species of bird are highly intelligent -

Black duck rescue

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Black duck rescue

I guess it wouldn’t be winter unless I had to take the plunge into the ice cold waters of one of our rivers, a dam or a creek.

Sharing spaces with microbats

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Sharing spaces with microbats

One of the aspects of my wildlife work which I love so much is being able to make people aware of the creatures we share our environment with and work with them to make a difference.

Wedge-tailed Eagle comes into care

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Wedge-tailed Eagle comes into care

One of the most magnificent species I have the privilege to work with is the Wedgetailed Eagle.

Collared Sparrowhawk

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Collared Sparrowhawk

Winter is a time when many birds of prey find themselves in trouble. After the hectic Spring and Summer breeding season is done and dusted I usually have a bit of a lull in the amount of new bird patients arriving at Bohollow which may last for a few weeks

Plovers in the drainpipe

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Plovers in the drainpipe

I recently rescued and relocated four tiny spur-winged plover chicks from a day-care centre in Echuca.

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