Orchard Butterfly Papilio aegeus I saw the first one for the season today! The Orchard Butterfly or Orchard Swallowtail, is one of the largest native butterflies - native to the east coast that is. In its native forest habitat the female lays eggs on the leaves of native orange and finger limes. However, in … Continue reading Orchard Butterfly
I have posted the last couple of years about hearing the first cicada for the season. The longer I observe the local birdlife and what the seasons are doing, when I hear the first cicada or what the fruit trees are doing and when, the more the local seasonal patterns make sense to me. The … Continue reading Nyoongar Seasons – Local Knowledge
"... we have found that basic personal habits and behaviours are some of the most difficult and sensitive to deal with, and yet they are at the heart of the ecologically dysfunctional nature of modern society." David Holmgren This post will probably be more … Continue reading Changes to Lifestyle
We have had Japanese quail for several years now. I have not found them to be as I expected in that they do make some loud calls occasionally (nothing compared to a rooster however). And they do make nice sounding calls too which was unexpected (almost like a cross between a frog and cricket) , … Continue reading Coturnix Quail
The image of clean green technology where we do not need to mess with nature or kill anything to provide for our needs is in the final analysis, an illusion. That illusion appears to have substance only because generations of the world’s most affluent urbanites have been disconnected from nature. The above quote is from … Continue reading The New Earth
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