Perching birds have an ankle and leg design that helps them to grip a branch with minimal effort when they perch. This helps them survive extreme winds. But finding food is more difficult and nests are at tisk.
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Rainfall for August has been below average at 69mm compared to the long-term average of 103.6 mm. So far this year we are running well below the average rainfall of 600mm to the end of August with just 438mm.
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The time is now for action on climate. We are making progress but there is much yet to be done.
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David Holmgren offers his perspective on the importance of the environment.
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It’s breeding season and our local forest friends are excited, advertising their presence to potential mates within hearing distance. Tanya Loos helps to identify some of the calls you may be hearing.
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After some very dry months this year, we had 109.4mm of rain in July, just above the 102.5mm average. So far, this year Daylesford has seen 367mm compared to the long-term average of 496mm at this point in the calendar. We are still running at only 75% of average annual rainfall after seven months.
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Metabolic bone disease is more often known by the names rickets and osteoporosis. In birds, it means their leg, chest and other bones and even beaks may be brittle and snap. And it’s caused by humans feeding birds! Tanya Loos explains.
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Daylesford has seen very dry conditions over the past couple of months together with frosty mornings. Some nice sunny days have partly compensated, however, what are we likely to see over the coming months?
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During Spring, Summer and even Autumn, Grey Shike-thrushes fill our bushland and woodlands with beautiful song. Their song is so gorgeous that their species name is Collluricincla harmonica, and one of their old names is the Harmonious Thrush.
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Rainfall in May was well below average because of a “blocking” high pressure system which persisted over south eastern Australia for most of the month. Rainfall recorded by the Bureau at the Daylesford weather station was 42.4 mm for the month compared to the long term average of 65 mm.
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The Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio has moved to protect a number of areas around Daylesford and Hepburn Springs from gold mining.
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Hepburn Shire Council’s ambitious Sustainable Hepburn Strategy (2022-2026) is progressing in all of its primary focus areas. The strategy considers matters such as the natural environment and biodiversity, beyond zero emissions, climate resilience and the target of a low-waste Shire.
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