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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Ant walk, 28 February 2010 with species list
Walking with Ants
Report by Arminel Ryan (pdf)
With a mere 45 other participants, I joined lively young ANU myrmecologist, Dr. Ajay Narendra, for a glimpse into the fascinating world of ants – one of the most dominant animals on the planet. Waltraud Pix had organised the adventure, and had had an overwhelming response – more than [...]
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Have you seen Swift Parrots on Mount Majura?
In the past years endangered Swift Parrots visited Mount Majura. We are keen to know whether they return this year. The official 2010 survey will be held on the weekend 15-16 May 2010.
Swift Parrot. Photograph courtesy Geoffrey Dabb.
In 2005 and 2008 between end of March and beginning of May Mount Majura hosted a [...]
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Seed collection Redleg Grass (03.04.2010)
[ April 3, 2010; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Come along and help collecting seeds of Redleg grass for direct seeding at the drain line revegetation site.
[caption id="attachment_2363" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Redleg Grass (Bothriochloa macra) at Mount Majura (Photo: W. Pix)."][/caption]When: Saturday 3 March 4.00 pm to 6.00pm
Where: Small public park east of the Hackett oval between Madigan and Maitland Sts (click on map); car [...]
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Woody Weed Hunt (18.04.2010)
[ April 18, 2010; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] When: Sunday, 18 April 2010, from 9.00am to 12.00 noon
Where: Meet at the nature park entrance off Antill Street opposite Carotel, North Watson.
Bring and wear: Sun protection, appropriate shoes and body-covering garden (or old) clothing.
What: This will be a search and destroy (cut-and-daub) exercise to remove briar rose and hawthorn from the nature reserve.
Equipment, refreshments [...]
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Bird Walk (17.04.2010)
[ April 17, 2010; 8:30 am to 10:00 am. ] [caption id="attachment_1923" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Male Gang-gang Cockatoo, Callocephalon fimbriatum (photograph: Peter Fullagar). The Gang-gang Cockatoo is the faunal emblem of the ACT. Its creaky growl is often heard on Mount Majura."][/caption]
Discover life on the wild side
Join ornithologist Terry Munro for a morning walk to observe and hear some of the many birds that call Mt [...]
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