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Late winter snow blast in eastern Australia.
This kookaburra was shaking off snow in the early hours at Mount Polblue, Barrington Tops, NSW. Photo: Rob B.
Kangaroos in snow at a property between Berridale and Jindabyne in NSW. Photo: Phil Richmond.
Red-tailed phascogale spotted in WA’s Paruna Sanctuary to the surprise of scientists.
Scientists at Paruna Wildlife Sanctuary spotted one of the marsupials during a routine check of camera traps last week.
Red-tailed phascogales are nocturnal, carnivorous marsupials from the same family as the quoll. They are typically found in trees, eating mainly insects, spiders and small birds. The species, which only measures 10 centimetres in length can leap a huge two metres from tree to tree.
Ecologist Bryony Palmer made the shock finding at the Australian Wildlife Conservancy-run sanctuary, 50 kilometres north-east of Perth in the Avon Valley.
“It’s a species that hasn’t been seen in this area for several decades at least, and the closest known population is about 100km away to the south-east,” Dr Palmer said.
Gold Coast chickens on the run LOL.
Two of whom make an ‘unexpected’ new home at Gold Coast tip.
Coast City Councillor Hermann Vorster says the Merrimac Waste Transfer Station has become home for the birds — dubbed Plucky and Foghorn Leghorn.
A second flock of chickens has been sighted at nearby Bermuda Street.
The Gold Coast City Council doesn’t know where the chickens originated from.
What’s your favourite Australian native tree?
It’s time to vote on the top 10 if you so desire. After two rounds of voting and more than 180,000 votes, we can reveal the final 10 contenders in our search for Australia’s favourite tree, to celebrate National Science Week.
