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  1. @yelvertonbrook These bettongs used to live in my area :( Great that they're still in yours.4:07 PM Nov 8th from web in reply to yelvertonbrook
  2. Beautiful Rainbow Lorikeet parents feeding two demanding juveniles in tree near my study. Their high-pitched whining is now annoying me :)4:04 PM Nov 6th from web
  3. Just back from a weekend away, doing a plant survey in the Otway NP. Brilliant park. Knees are creaking. I need a nana-nap.7:51 PM Nov 1st from web
  4. Gave old boots the flick and bought new ones. Picture on box suggests I'll be able to climb mountains now! Excellent.8:27 PM Oct 27th from web
  5. Bought a new binoculars today - a huge improvement on my previous (broken i.e. dropped) set. Very sharp and more fun.3:24 AM Oct 20th from web
  6. @Snailseyeview And high humidity as well? That's the bit I wouldn't enjoy.8:58 PM Oct 18th from web in reply to Snailseyeview
  7. Amazing image of plankton http://bit.ly/15TeFj via @addthis1:13 AM Oct 16th from web
  8. Australian Women's Register @ http://www.womenaustralia.i... - I found scientists, botanists and ecologists listed. Bookmark.5:24 AM Oct 15th from web
  9. newscientist reports seeds of 10% of the world's plants now stored in the Kew seed bank. Melbourne herbarium contributes.5:06 AM Oct 15th from web
  10. Just back from Eco Book Group. We discussed O'connor and Lines' book 'Overloading Australia' - the debate on population issues is fraught.6:06 AM Sep 29th from web
  11. My Hakea laurina has been the scene of a parrot feeding frenzy. Dozens of empty seed cases skirt the shrub. Gang-gangs maybe?5:05 PM Sep 13th from web
  12. I'm back in Victoria. Most commonly seen birds on our trip? Magpies, galahs, magpie-larks and willie wagtails.5:18 AM Sep 5th from web
  13. An old tape (yes, a tape) in the car has John Williamson's song 'Camel Train to Yamba'. We love it, so we had to go to Yamba too. Top spot.2:36 AM Sep 1st from web
  14. We explored Byron Bay today and decided we never need to go again. The backpackers and the rich and famous can have it.12:49 AM Aug 31st from web
  15. "I'll take you to see the sea-eagles nest," our uncle said. Off we went, and found a lovely family of Ospeys on a headland at Hervey Bay.4:16 AM Aug 28th from web
  16. Took a photo of the marina at Hervey Bay and didn't notice the rainbow bee-eaters flying by until I put the photo up on the laptop.12:36 AM Aug 27th from web
  17. We've turned the car around and started the journey south. Will we beat the orioles, woodswallows and flycatchers I've seen at Airlie?2:29 AM Aug 24th from web
  18. A beautifully-marked half-grown monitor just wandered through the garden. Didn't have my camera handy of course.7:30 PM Aug 22nd from web
  19. I think I know what paradise looks like. I've been there today - Dingo Beach and Hideway Bay.3:59 AM Aug 21st from web
  20. Has anyone done any research on sandflies? Why, oh why, do they bite me (a lot) and not my husband (at all)?9:10 PM Aug 17th from web
  • Name Lorraine Phelan
  • Location Geelong
  • Web http://boobook48....
  • Bio I'm making the transition to retirement, hoping to find more time to explore the natural environment.
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