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Snake season The way the wind has been over the last month, I’m beginning to feel like we live on the southern coast! It’s been a slow start to the snake season this year but it has definitely begun. Our Australian snakes can spark fear into people, understandably
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A few days ago I was called to a bird of prey at a residence near Shepparton. The bird was not able to fly and had appeared in someone’s back yard. On arrival, once I had the Brown Goshawk in my hands and began to do a quick assessment
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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
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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
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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
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One bird that rarely gets identified correctly and is usually confused with a magpie is the butcherbird.
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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 -
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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.
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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.
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One of the most magnificent species I have the privilege to work with is the Wedgetailed Eagle.
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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
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I recently rescued and relocated four tiny spur-winged plover chicks from a day-care centre in Echuca.