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Moggill Creek

Catchment Group

MCCG

REGISTRATION FOR 2021 PLATYPUS SURVEY: SUNDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER

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Dear platypus volunteers,

It is that time again, and despite Covid, we would like to conduct the annual survey. We have not missed a year of collecting snapshot platypus data since 2005! Please see the information flyer attached and note the deadline for registering.

As with last year, we will go directly to our observation sites, with no pre-survey gathering, and sadly, again there will not be a post-survey breakfast! It will be a simplified Covid-safe activity, but no less important or enjoyable!

If you have received this email but did not participate last year and would like to be involved this year, please let me know when you are registering and we can arrange a survey site for you.

If you are registering and participated last year, you will need to go to the same survey site again this year. Please reconfirm your site details when registering.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Cheers,

Chris

NOTE: If we happen to be in another lockdown on 12th September, we will cancel the event for this year.

Know Your Wildlife!

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Test your skills each month with MCCG’s Wildlife Identification Quiz!

You’ll find Know Your Wildlife towards the back of every month’s The Local Bulletin.  Answers can be found by searching in the MCCG Catchment Field Guides.

We will provide the answers to each quiz right here in the first week of every month!

Here is the March quiz:

Can you identify these three frog species?

Which of these frogs has a call that has been likened to a 1-second burst from a dental drill?

(answers below the photo set)

1.Photo by Paul Campbell

2. Photo by Ian Muirhead

3. Photo by Ed Frazer

 

ANSWERS:

Question 1.

  1. Bleating Tree Frog (Litoria dentata)
  2. Graceful Tree Frog (Litoria gracilenta)
  3. Broad-palmed Rocket Frog (Litoria latopalmata)

Question 2.

The Bleating Tree Frog has a call that has been likened to a 1-second burst from a dental drill!

Feather Fascination – The Final One!

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It is with huge appreciation and a tinge of sadness that the final Feather Fascination is published on the website and in The Local Bulletin.  Jim Butler’s incredible contribution to increasing awareness and love of our local birds and their antics has been widely enjoyed in the community for 8 years. His knowledge is unrivalled and his time spent volunteering these articles will be greatly missed.

Thank you Jim!

Please enjoy this Feather Fascination

Here is a link to read all of Jim Butler’s Feather Fascination articles.

MCCG will be filling the gap left by Jim with a variety of writers contributing to the new  ‘Wildlife Matters’ column in The Local Bulletin and also on our website.  Stay tuned for the first article in January 2021!

The Spring 2020 Newsletter is out!

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And what a FANTASTIC issue it is.  Here is a taster of what awaits:

  • Chairmans Report: Talks by experts have recommenced with the next one (Prof. Paul Roe) via Zoom on Oct 1st.
  • Nursery News: we have a hooting good solution to stop the rats eating the seedlings.
  • Dr Manda Page explains What ARE Threatened Species?
  • Working Bees: find out whats been happening at the Bush Tucker Garden and which Bushcare groups have been out planting trees.
  • Ed Frazer’s Bush Bites are always a delightful read showcasing our fabulous local birdlife.
  • Froggin’ Around What are our frogs trying to tell us?
  • The MCCG Photography Competition is open for entries now.
  • And so much more …

Sit down, relax and take some time to read ALL the news in from the Moggill Creek Catchment Group.

Click here to read the Spring Newsletter

Alternatively, you’ll always find the latest newsletter at the top right of your screen.

Our sincere thanks to Newsletter Editor Cathi Lawrence for continuing to delivering a jam packed, enthralling issue, and to our loyal and hard working contributors for their diverse and quality content. We acknowledge the skills and effort of so many MCCG members – we are indeed fortunate!

 

Noisy Pitta – Ed Frazer

 

WOW factor!

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That’s the best way to describe our latest newsletter for Winter 2020!

This issue has something to please everyone! It’s loaded with photos and great articles.

We meet our new PR Officer Sam Bayford-Brown who certainly hasn’t let the Corona Virus lockdown get in her way!

And another new member Dr Manda Page, who works for the Queensland Government, will educate us about threatened species here in the catchment.

Are you struggling with the scourge of Balloon Vine? Bryan Hacker can help you!  And he also profiles the native Binung Fern which is available for members from the Nursery.

As if that’s not enough, Bryan shares a lovely photo of a very special spider’s web.

Ed Frazer never fails to astonish with his dazzling photos. In this issue Ed’s shutter is focused on Scarlet Jezebel butterflies, their pupae and the adult butterfly – a great read and a feast for the eyes! Ed has also written a wonderful profile about longstanding MCCG member and horticulturalist Andrew Wilson.

Phil Bird brings us up-to-date on the number of frog species recently surveyed in the catchment. Have you heard of a Bleating tree frog? Go check out Phil’s article!

And our Chairman Jim Pope delivers a call to arms to double the area of protected land in Queensland from 8% to 17%.

GRAB A CUPPA AND HEAD TO OUR WINTER NEWSLETTER!!  Just click the link at the top right of your screen! You’ll be glad you did!

Our sincere thanks to Newsletter Editor Cathi Lawrence for delivering such a vibrant issue, and to our loyal and hard working contributors for their diverse and quality content. We acknowledge the skills and effort of so many MCCG members – we are indeed fortunate.

The stunning Scarlet Jezebel – © Ed Frazer 

 

The birds are burning

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There has been plenty of discussion about recovery options on offer for those affected by our ongoing bushfire crisis.

But what does bushfire recovery mean for birds?

For humans, animals and plants alike, the slow road to recovery is very much tied up in initially finding a safe and well resourced haven to call home.

Sadly, this will be a slow journey. How long will it take for bird life to recover from the devastation?

For an informed answer from our resident birder Jim Butler, please head to our Feather Fascination page and check out the January 2020 issue.

You will also find some great articles on this subject on the Birdlife Australia website.