During a recce to Baroon Pocket Dam for the forthcoming QNC excursion, we found two of southeast Queensland’s most beautiful dragonflies. The first is the Fiery Skimmer Orthetrum villosovittatum which is very common in southeast Queensland. It is distinguished by a red abdomen, narrowing just behind the thorax. The photograph shows a male and a […]
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During the QNC excursion to the Armstrong’s property near Boonah Gate over the Australia Day long weekend, January 2008, 16 species of frogs were recorded. Most of these were from the three dams in close proximity to the campsite. On two evenings participants donned head-torches and scoured these dams and 13 species were observed at
The Queensland Natural History Award for 2006 was presented to Grace Lithgow. Grace Lithgow is a much respected Queensland naturalist. Grace has a particular interest in local flora but is known in Queensland and throughout Australia for her skills and contributions in many aspects of natural history. These contributions began with studies of marine life
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The Queensland Natural History Award for 2006 was presented to Margaret Thorsborne. Margaret , with her late husband Arthur, initiated the long-term monitoring of the Pied Imperial Pigeon on the Brook Islands, north-north east of Hinchinbrook Island about 30 years ago. This helped in the recovery of the southernmost breeding colony of these birds. This
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In December 2005 a new paper wasp nest of Polistes spp. was seen under an awning outside the house. Asian geckos showed interest. There were sufficient wasps on the nest to deter attacks. On one occasion two geckos were seen waiting near the nest. The geckos get very close. A wasp’s wing was seen to
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About the 25th June (after the first of our spells of turbulent weather) I saw a large dark-coloured bird flying with silver gulls off-shore from Queens Beach North in Scarborough (UBD 82 B16). They were harassing a group of fishermen on the rocks to the north of the beach. I saw it closer up on
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The Queensland Natural History Award for 2005 was presented to JANICE MAY SKED. Jan is a talented amateur naturalist with a special interest in the identification, promotion and conservation of our native flora. She has devoted a lifetime to sharing her knowledge and skills with others. Jan grew up in Beechmont where her particular interest
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During the QNC outing to Mt Matheson in September 2005, two species of Pyrrosia ferns were seen and photographed. The Rock Felt-fern Pyrrosia rupestris (a) has its sori scattered on the underside of the frond while the Robber Fern Pyrrosia confluens (b) has them fused into a horse-shoe shaped mass at the tip of the
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Location These notes apply to my house in the suburb of Toowong which a western suburb of Brisbane in SE Queensland. My house is a built of weatherboard. The Asian House geckos were first noticed here about 2001. The population in and about this house is now counted in tens. Ant Activity About the 20th
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On Saturday August 24th 2002 the Queensland Naturalist Club (Inc) held a field trip to the Amcor Cardboard factory site at Petrie. Amcor is an Australian company and a major producer of cardboard for packaging products, like breakfast cereals and toothpaste packaging. In particular though the Amcor company is highly environmentally oriented and has applied
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