I didn’t think I would be ever be sharing photos of ducks on Raakajlim Creek. A truly extraordinary flooding event.

Raakajlim Creek has flooded for the first time in 50 years. But it’s not all good news for our conservation property.

Butterflies in abundance - Caper Whites and Chequered Swallowtails.

Mysterious cuckoo spit at the base of plants - what is it, where does it come from?

The rainy weather brings a multitude of Springtails.

Getting rid of a new plant invader - Cruel Vine.

Beautiful birds: Mulga Parrots, Grey Fantail and Red-capped Robins

A covey of quail - Stubble Quail, Brown Quail and Painted Button-quail

Dragonflies dragging each other around by the head, psychedelic Damselflies, and an epic battle with a Mudeye.

A rare plant called Boerhavia coccinea, the food plant for the Striped Hawk Moth caterpillar Yeperenye.

Flowering at night, a mystery, native bee pollinator and special twists to keep the flowers closed. Weird indeed.

At this time of year, the Hopbush is looking spectacular. I have mixed feelings about this shrub though. On one hand, it hosts lots of cool insects and birds and is useful for erosion control. But it can be invasive, encroaching and then dominating vegetation communities.

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!

Dark emu is in the sky, the emus have laid their eggs, but I’ve been looking at their poo.

The weirdest-looking seed and swarms of bright red bugs.

Casey the excavator is used to treat rabbit warrens, for fencing, and precision weeding of Spiny Rush.

A mob of 53 Pink Cockatoos feeding on native Pine and … grapes

A rare chance to see the bats of the Mallee up close.

Fleas that stick to bogans, and make the dog wear boots right? Not quite.