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Wildlife (Australia)

Sand and Sea Training
12 Feb 2019

Sand and Sea Training

by admin | posted in: Australia, Backpacking, Coastal Areas of Victoria, Gippsland, Hiking, Victoria, Walking Tracks in Victoria, Wildlife (Australia), Wilsons Prom | 2

I am starting to recover a bit from my back op so time for a wedding anniversary toddle around Sandy Point/Shallow Inlet South Gippsland Vic. As usual Spot leads the way through the Tea Tree tunnel to the inlet. Where … Continued

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Wildlife Proof Fencing
6 Jul 2018

Wildlife Proof Fencing

by admin | posted in: Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, How To Guide, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

There are many kinds of theft. For farmers (such as us) one of the worst thefts (after rules against clearing our own native vegetation on our ‘freehold’ property) is government (and others) stealing our livelihood by allowing their livestock to … Continued

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Rich Beyond Telling
23 Jun 2018

Rich Beyond Telling

by admin | posted in: Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Gippsland, Uncategorized, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

Most evenings if we go for a walk at the back of Yinnar a huge flock of yellow-tailed black cockatoos comes in to roost after spending the day dispersed sowing destruction on innumerable hapless plants all about (as is their … Continued

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Deer O’Clock
20 Jun 2018

Deer O’Clock

by admin | posted in: Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Gippsland, Uncategorized, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

Three years ago we started to see the odd deer print on our evening walks. Then one day a fallow stag kindly donated me this nice antler. Back in February when  I was telling you about losing Tiny and the … Continued

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Hello Possums
6 May 2018

Hello Possums

by admin | posted in: Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Gippsland, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

As Dame Edna would say…Just installed some security cameras. This one shows our front gate. Pretty much as soon as it got dark our wild critters got very busy: one fox, two ring tails, two brush tails, two rabbits. Within … Continued

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Frogmouth
13 Apr 2018

Frogmouth

by admin | posted in: Australia, Gippsland, Mountain Areas of Victoria, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

Della: ‘A lovely welcome at our front gate tonight after a counter meal at the local. Poor photo quality due to only having my phone to hand. Tawny Frogmouth? If so, I have heard it on the edge of my … Continued

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Brer Fox
23 Mar 2018

Brer Fox

by admin | posted in: Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Gippsland, Uncategorized, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 5

I have such a love/hate relationship with this guy. We have farmed sheep here and on other farms nearby for nigh on thirty years now, (and far longer elsewhere). When we first moved here Col Francis, a (now late) friend … Continued

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Hein’s Taxidermy:
21 Oct 2017

Hein’s Taxidermy:

by admin | posted in: Farming, Home & Gardening, Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

Della just loves stuffed animals which is maybe why she has kept this particular stuffed old animal around for nearly fifty years! It may be a family trait. We have this wonderful family photo circa 1903 of her grandfather as … Continued

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Drop Bear
13 Jun 2017

Drop Bear

by admin | posted in: Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Gippsland, Hunting, Uncategorized, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

Found this poor little fellow dead in the paddock this morning. Looks to be a victim of the dread Chlamydia (They also call it, ‘Wet Bum’) which is so prevalent amongst them, though s/he had also been fighting and had … Continued

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Welcome Swallows:
3 Dec 2016

Welcome Swallows:

by admin | posted in: Farming, Home & Gardening, Gippsland, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

Something terrible happened to ‘our’ swallows this year; though they arrive back like clockwork (as I have often observed: See below) only less than half returned. I watched and waited for their brethren but they were lost! Some calamity has … Continued

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The wildlife seems to get wilder every day: Giant Echidnas & Other Strange Things
24 Oct 2016

The wildlife seems to get wilder every day: Giant Echidnas & Other Strange Things

by admin | posted in: Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Gippsland, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

Yesterday afternoon on our walk two four legged critters crossed the track at speed and at a considerable distance such that I could not quite work out what they were. The only giveaway was the white spot I noticed on … Continued

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The Frogs: The Sequel.
29 Sep 2016

The Frogs: The Sequel.

by admin | posted in: Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Gippsland, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

Every dam and waterhole around here is now fringed with frog spawn such as Tiny is investigating here. The frogs are still singing their musical choruses and charmingly I thought each is guarding his/her own patch of spawn. It is … Continued

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How Green Is My Valley:
23 Sep 2016

How Green Is My Valley:

by admin | posted in: Gippsland, Morwell River / Morwell River Falls, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

We are so fortunate to live in this beautiful part of the world. Everywhere you point a camera it is something like this. Just snapped this view of Yinnar and the Morwell River valley on the way back from our … Continued

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A Thrush Passes:
9 Sep 2016

A Thrush Passes:

by admin | posted in: Farming, Home & Gardening, Wildlife (Australia) | 1

We have lived in this farmhouse we built ourselves now for over 25 years. For all that time (and who knows how much time before?) we have shared our home with a female grey thrush. For many years she was … Continued

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Venery:
19 Aug 2016

Venery:

by admin | posted in: Farming, Home & Gardening, Hunting, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

When I was a child who used to (illegally) trap and sell finches for pocket money, I never suspected what wonders the ‘zebbies’ were (though they did fetch the highest price). Evidently they sing to their embryos! Of course, some … Continued

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There is Simply Nothing Like an Old Port Walking Trail:
10 Aug 2016

There is Simply Nothing Like an Old Port Walking Trail:

by admin | posted in: Australia, Backpacking, Gippsland, Hiking, Victoria, Walking Tracks in Victoria, Wildlife (Australia), Wilsons Prom | 0

Yesterday we decided to have a day off and enjoy a peaceful walk along this beautiful Gippsland trail. Because we are replete with serendipity we happened to be there at low tide (Do!) http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/tides/#!/vic-port-welshpool-pier This way you can walk one … Continued

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Leadbeater’s Possums:
11 Dec 2015

Leadbeater’s Possums:

by admin | posted in: Australia, Gippsland, Mountain Areas of Victoria, The Upper Yarra Walking Track, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

Victoria’s faunal emblem; a truly ancient relict marsupial. I love this snap of a pair carrying nesting materials in their prehensile tails. If you are vigilant you may see some of these as you walk the Upper Yarra Track, particularly … Continued

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Jeeralang Sights:
5 Dec 2015

Jeeralang Sights:

by admin | posted in: Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Gippsland, Grand Strzelecki Track, Mountain Areas of Victoria, Rainforests in Victoria, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

Right behind our home there are lots of forestry tracks where we usually go for a walk with the dogs of a late afternoon. This one (No 4 Road) is about 400 metres further up the mountain so it is … Continued

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Jurassic Update: The Culprit: Caught in the act!
28 Nov 2015

Jurassic Update: The Culprit: Caught in the act!

by admin | posted in: Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

You would think this blue tongue lizard would have a red tongue the number of strawberries he has eaten. He is trying to hurriedly make off, but in his haste he has tangled himself temporarily in the netting. He knows … Continued

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‘Life will find a way’
26 Nov 2015

‘Life will find a way’

by admin | posted in: Australia, Farming, Home & Gardening, Victoria, Wildlife (Australia) | 0

…we have a blue tongue living in one of our compost bins who lives on the strawberries in  our vegie garden, it seems. At least something other than us is and we have not yet caught the mystery thief yet. … Continued

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19 Gram Dyneema Camp Shoes

Cookset Woes:

The Egg-Ring Ultralight Wood Burner Stove:

The Ultralight Bush Chair

DIY Hiking Gear:

Home Made Pack Raft

A Gorilla in the Bush:

Bathtime on the Trail: The One Gram Platypus Shower:

No Sew Sandals 80 grams:

Car-Camper Conversion $50

 

 

 

 

 

20 Tips and Tricks:

How to Light A Fire In the Wet

Insects can ruin a camping trip:

Finding Your Way:

Simple Hammock Double Up

The Lie of the Land

The Importance of a Roof

Raincoat Shelter

How to avoid being wet & cold while camping

River Crossings:

Why you should get your feet wet when hiking

Catching Your Breath – Walking Uphill

Tent Stakes and Tricks

Trowel tent peg

If you could only carry two things in the bush, what would they be?

Foot Care

Ultralight Personal Hygiene

Carry a Knife

Rope – Don’t leave home without it

Handy Estimation Tricks

How Long Till Sundown

Walking the Line

Naismith’s Rule

How to Light a Fire in the Snow

Collecting Water

Cookset Woes

20 Hunting tales, Tips and Tricks:

A  Wild River Stag

Not Quite Alone in the Wilderness

The Last of the Mountain Men

The Silence of the Deer

A Gorilla in the Bush

Hammock Hunting Till Dark

Solunar tables

Hunting in Fiordland

A Spot of Solitude

The Ultralight Deer Hunter

The Deer Hunter’s Apprentice 

Fair Chase

Sir Samuel Baker

The Lure of the Moose

The Ultralight Fisherman

Follow Your Nose

The Deer Hunter’s Tent

Hunting Daypack

Ultralight Hunting Daypack Update

Best Hunting Daypack

Hunting Thumbtack Reflectors

Ultimate Blades for the Ultralight Hunter

Camera Glassing

How to treat a Gunshot Wound

Amazing Lives: Jim Corbett and the man-Eaters             

 

20 Great  Places:

Dusky Track: Canoeing the Seaforth

From Dawn to Dusky

Blond Bay

The Great Gippsland Circuit

Canoe Wonnangatta

Yarra Falls

Gippsland Packrafting Routes

Everest Base Camp

A Gorilla in the Bush

South Gippsland

Wilsons Prom

Thomson River

Snowy Bluff

Upper Yarra Track

More Upper Yarra Track

Westies Hut

Macalister River

South Coast Track

Avon River

A Spot of Solitude

Mount Bartle Frere

The Isthmus

Packrafting the Remote Wonnangatta

Tasmania’s South Coast Track

Kirchubel

Western Tyers

Moroka River

Eastern Tyers

Some Pages I Like:

Backpacking Gear Test

Hikelighter

Ultralight Insights

The Hiking Life

Outdoor Veteran

Sgt Rock

Ultralight Skunk Works

Chris Molloy

Jolly Green Giant

Brian Green

Jason Klass

Erin McKittrick

Brawny

Some Favourite Hiking Suppliers:

Backpacking Light Australia

Mountain Laurel Designs

Gossamer Gear

Hummingbird Hammocks

Zpacks

Tier Gear

Titanium Goat

Montbell

Montbell Australia

Trail Designs

Brasslite

Big Agnes

Bushbuddy Stove

Minibull

Goosefeet

Ray Jardine

Six Moon Designs

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