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What birds can be seen in the Victorian Mallee?
Here is a bird list for Raakajlim, as well as lists of birds you can expect to see in the Victorian Mallee.
March 2024
White-winged Fairywrens in the garden, a secret herbarium, Piss Ants on the radio and remembering Eileen Ramsay on International Women’s Day.
The summer that was
We took a little break for a couple of months. But the goings on at Raakajlim in the Mallee of north west Victoria are just too exciting not to share …
Buffel Grass 3D model
We’re excited to share with you this 3D model of Buffel Grass so that you can identify and report this devastating weed.
Seed bowls for revegetation
Could these seed bowls be a restoration game changer? Year 8 students from Carey Baptist Grammar are testing the technology.
Tubers, rhizomes and bulbs
The root systems of plants in the Mallee include underground storage organs. The cultural and ecological importance of these is extraordinary.
Fixed the flooded fence
Way back in October 2022, the Murray River flood started to lap at the bottom of our fence. It took four months, and some clever trickery, but we are now back in business with our electric fence!
Wetland ecologists are awesome
A World Wetland Day shout out to all the Wetland Ecologists out there. Thank you!
Waterbirds on our flooded creek
I didn’t think I would be ever be sharing photos of ducks on Raakajlim Creek. A truly extraordinary flooding event.
The flooding of Raakajlim Creek
Raakajlim Creek has flooded for the first time in 50 years. But it’s not all good news for our conservation property.
Spotting the rarest butterfly
This identification sheet will help you spot the rare Arid Bronze Azure butterfly.
Searching for a hero ant
This identification sheet will help you find the “hero ant” that looks after the rare Arid Bronze Azure butterfly.
Raising ants to save a butterfly
We’re trying to establish a colony of Sugar Ants so we can observe how this hero ant raises the caterpillars of the Arid Bronze Azure butterfly.
Track my tree
The 2022 tree-planting extravaganza with Carey Baptist Grammar. Where did the trees come from and what will they become?
Looking back on July
A sun-baking mantid, hot pink and purple plants, frosty mornings and rainbows, an Australian Shelduck on our wetland and getting rid of Cruel Vine. Plus, a visit from the Food Next Door farmers!
What happened in June?
Direct seeding video, our new electric side-by-side vehicle and the end of Buffel Grass hunting season.