The Caper White butterflies have arrived, bees are swarming, a weekend for Malleefowl, a Giant Scavenging Water Beetle and Swallowtail butterflies.

The lizards are out - a very yellow Central Bearded Dragon and a fierce Stumpytail. It’s Gazania hunting season. The White-browed Wood Swallows have arrived, and an attack of the Army Ants!

Bee-eaters are colorful birds that migrate to the southern states in Spring and Summer. How consistent is their early October arrival date?

This is Austral Bugle (Ajuga australis). Plants from Raakajlim will contribute to understanding the taxonomy of this species. But it looks like the Mallee plants are the grandest of them all!

Some parasitic Broomrapes are introduced pests, but one is a very rare native species. How to identify the weedy and native species.

The Orange Immortelle produces a stunning wildflower carpet after good winter rains.

This nocturnal, burrowing snake is rarely seen above ground. Completely harmless and cute.

Not a snake … a legless lizard.