I hope you will enjoy this continuing blog about my own garden at Lake Cooroibah. Like many new Urban Wildlife Gardeners, I don’t know much about the visiting fauna, so my 2021 challenge is to learn more about it and share it with you.
I have ordered the book “Miniature Lives, Identifying Insects in Your Home and Garden” by Michelle Gleeson. This was recommended at the UWG workshop and I hope it will provide inspiration. My camera is always at hand and I will share some results with you (with apologies – size and speed make insects a challenge)
Several weeks ago we saw our second koala in 27 years here at Lake Cooroibah. The first appeared during last year’s bushfires and was rescued and relocated by the koala team. This new one just appeared and neighbour Cheryl pointed it out. It was reported to the koala people who knew of its existence and were keeping an eye on it. It was subsequently captured and given a health check, and they put a sign on our footpath tree.
Several weeks ago we saw our second koala in 27 years here at Lake Cooroibah. The first appeared during last year’s bushfires and was rescued and relocated by the koala team.
This new one just appeared and neighbour Cheryl pointed it out. It was reported to the koala people who knew of its existence and were keeping an eye on it. It was subsequently captured and given a health check, and they put a sign on our footpath tree.
Our UWG workshop on native bees inspired me to look at opportunities for getting a hive.
The Noosa Men’s Shed were helpful and able to supply boxes. But I eventually got one from UWG member Bruce Hallett who split a hive and supplied the box. He installed it in our garden just before Christmas. So that was my Christmas present, together with “The Australian Native Bee Book” by Tim Heard.
