275 Racecourse Rd, Sunbury - Native Flora and Fauna
Large grassland with underlying basalt rocks, billabongs and other features still intact - wgich is very rare on the Western Plains these days. Much of the original flora and fauna remains.
Anglesea Heath - Flora and Fauna
The Anglesea Heath surrounds the township of Anglesea. It extends north for approx 20 km, and west to Aireys Inlet.
Animals and Flora in the Golden Beach area
Golden Beach and it's surrounds are located on the Ninety Mile Beach and Lake Reeve, the southernmost part of Gippsland Lakes.
Baluk Willum Nature Conservation Reserve, Belgrave
Baluk Willum Reserve is a small park in Belgrave South and has a significant number of orchids and other flora.
The plant list used is based on the flora list on the Friends of Baluk Willum -
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fobw/
The Orchid Species List contains all orchids recorded in the reserve historically. The Flora Species List contains vascular plants, including only some orchids at this stage.
Birds of Eagles Lookout (Melton Reservoir)
Melton Reservoir is an artificial water storage on the Werribee River formed by the Exford Weir. It is a long winding waterway within a deep volcanic gorge, within steep dramatic escarpments on each side. The water level fluctuates widely, depending upon rainfall. In drought the water level retreats to the old river course. It is home to many waterbirds & raptors & also forms a flyway for migrating birds along the Werribee River. The steep slopes & surrounding paddocks are largely devoid of native vegetation.
Birds of Eynesbury Forest
Apologies in advance for the poor images in this collection. It was a foggy heavily overcast day on this occasion and my ISO was too high.
Black Saturday Regeneration
Flora and Fauna observations in the areas burnt 7 February 2009.
For more photos go to http://notechis.blogspot.com/
Bogong High Plains
The Bogong High Plains are part of the Alpine National Park.
Includes Bogong Village, Falls Creek, Mt Nelse, Mt Cope, Mt Bogong, Mt Fainter, Mt McKay, Pretty Valley, & Buckety Plains.
Caroline Springs Patch 1
Patch 1 is the largest of a number of reserves in Caroline Springs that consists primarily of three large patches and many smaller patches covering 14 hectares. Patch 1 includes an elevated walkway and viewing tower and is located in Cypress Views West. 2.5m wide paths to be constructed throughout the estate join the reserves together forming part of the walk/bike network to be built throughout Caroline Springs.
Caroline Springs Patch 1 Creek
Patch 1 Back is found along Kororoit Creek immediately west of Patch 1. This is one of the larger creekside "grasslands" and contains four ferns and Desmodium varians.
Clarke's Road Grassland Caroline Springs
This relatively intact grassland is to form part of Caroline Springs Regional Park however it is still PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Dipodium pardalinum distribution
Dipodium pardalinum, the Spotted Hyacinth-orchid was first recognised in Macedon in the summer of 2009/2010. It can be distinguished from other Hyacinth Orchids by the very pale pink to white flowers with dark pink blotches. The labellum (lip) in particular is typically white, with dark pink blotches and white hairs. The tepals (“petals”) are strongly curved backwards.
Previously there were no records for the Macedon area. In fact, the distribution of this orchid is poorly known. It appears to be distributed through central and western Victoria and SA.
If adding to this collection please make sure that you have not confused it with the other Hyacinth Orchids such as the more common and more well-known Dipodium roseum. D. roseum is a darker pink colour overall, has dark pink stripes rather than blotches on the labellum and has pinkish hair on the labellum. Observations from all regions of Victoria (and SA) are most welcome.
Ecolinc Plants
The plants at Ecolinc are indigenous to the Western Volcanic Plains Bioregion of Victoria. These include both woodland and grassland plant species.