Wildlife watch!
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Postby AdsPear » Thu Aug 21, 2014 12:28 am
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Postby mikedufty » Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:04 pm
Also just attended the Swan River Trust/River Guardians Dolphin Watch training. Now I can contribute to science by writing down all the times I don't see a dolphin on the way to work, as well as enjoying it when I do see them. Also an excuse for slowing down and having a rest whereever there is a good view of the River.
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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:36 am
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Postby Baalzamon » Sat Sep 13, 2014 4:03 pm
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Postby flashpixx » Sat Sep 13, 2014 4:37 pm
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Postby moosterbounce » Sat Sep 13, 2014 9:30 pm
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Postby Lizzy » Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:58 am
Found an emaciated bobtail skink at my local urban wetland yesterday, appeared half-dead and in a position where it would be vulnerable to cats, dogs etc. She is now getting a head-start in a hotbox at Native Animal Rescue in Malaga.
No doubt posted before, but a couple of numbers to have in your phone should you come across critters in need of a hand:
DPW Wildcare Helpline: 9474 9055
Native Animal Rescue: 9249 3434
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Postby wellington_street » Mon Sep 15, 2014 2:35 pm
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Postby mikedufty » Mon Sep 15, 2014 6:28 pm
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Postby Z350 » Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:32 pm
He wasn't to impressed with me taking his picture.
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Postby Z350 » Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:32 pm
Z350 wrote:Senõr tiger snake on the psp along tonkin hwy today.
He wasn't to impressed with me taking his picture.
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Postby Parker » Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:18 am
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Postby Karati » Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:53 pm
flashpixx wrote:The black swans around Sth Perth / Burswood foreshore have a clutch of signets. Well worth a look, and to slow down.
I've enjoyed seeing them the last couple of days also.
Gave a serve to a woman walking her dogs down there without leads also!
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Re: Wildlife watch!
Postby moosterbounce » Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:09 pm
Be warned that if you have anywhere to go, DO NOT stop to watch the swans and their fluffy offspring. On Sunday, I stopped to watch one cygnet for a minute at Burswood. This ended up with me watching 6 different families with anywhere from 1 to 6 young; watching one family being hand fed bread (please don't feed bread to these birds); and a massive argument between 2 competing males (they really do go for each other). I was there about 30 minutes. Then I continued on to South Perth...and lo and behold there were ducklings in the lake there. Again, had to stop. Ended up being 45 minutes late with 100 photos on my iPhone!!Karati wrote:flashpixx wrote:The black swans around Sth Perth / Burswood foreshore have a clutch of signets. Well worth a look, and to slow down.
I've enjoyed seeing them the last couple of days also.
Gave a serve to a woman walking her dogs down there without leads also!
Small fluffy things are very distracting!!
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Postby Parker » Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:49 pm
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Postby jlh » Thu Sep 18, 2014 4:45 pm
Z350 wrote:Z350 wrote:Senõr tiger snake on the psp along tonkin hwy today.
He wasn't to impressed with me taking his picture.
Be careful with tigers, they can be pretty aggressive.
I almost ran over a dugite last week on the PSP south bound between Beeliar and Armadale roads. It was heading from the freeway towards the houses but fortunately reared up and turned around as I approached.
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Postby Parker » Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:21 pm
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Postby Pax » Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:38 pm
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Postby ColinOldnCranky » Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:12 pm
- Ten (live) rats
- One snake
- Two frogs (together)
- One hare
- A couple of dozen wolf spiders. (In a single stretch of country. However to see them it needs to be under a bright light in the dark. I did not get to ride many times in the bush when it was dark.)
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Re: Wildlife watch!
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Nov 19, 2014 3:25 pm
However it was not all roses for everyone. A dolphin was reported eysterday as havign been in distress but then appeaered to be OK and swimming "strongly" in deep water.
Well this morning again (same dolphin?) in the reserve section near the South Perth flyover swimming oddly and seeming to be in distress. What looked like net over the dorsal proved oncloser inspection to be weed. However, what was UNDER the water could not be so readily ascertained.
Anyway, someone called Nature Watch on and we both spoke to them so they know where and how fast it was moving and, hopefully, will be able to get u p close and personal this time and sort it out.
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Re: Wildlife watch! Skippy!
Postby magix66 » Wed Nov 19, 2014 7:24 pm
Just a reminder to all of you out there doing early morning hill rides - BE CAREFUL, Please. It happens so fast and it ain't pretty!
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Postby jonhanson » Mon Nov 24, 2014 4:55 pm
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Re: Wildlife watch!
Postby moosterbounce » Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:12 am
To everyone that rode past and thought I was a weirdo, you can stop and enjoy the outdoors you know. It won't kill you to smell the roses, even if your average will drop a few km/h.
Also stopped to make sure a bobtail made it off the path safely between Belmont Park and GEH. Last time I stop halfway up a hill!! That was a bugger to get going again!!
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Re: Wildlife watch!
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:26 pm
One of the weirdest sights first tiem seen is when you see a single sizeable crescent shaped wave moving around the water hither and there. And nothing appearing to cause it.moosterbounce wrote:I stopped to watch what I thought was a dodgy dolphin just south of Mill Point Road on Saturday afternoon. It was swimming weirdly around the bays
They are playing and don't even need to break surface so it looks like magic.
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Re: Wildlife watch!
Postby moosterbounce » Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:12 pm
That I can take - being a paddler I've often encountered that fun off the front of my boat. This guy was swimming fin out on the top of the water; leaning to the side about 30 degrees while like this, swimming really slowly with an occasional 90 degree turn. Any dolphin only swimming on the surface and listing to one side is gonna concern me. Unless there are two of them...then it's behavioural!!ColinOldnCranky wrote:One of the weirdest sights first tiem seen is when you see a single sizeable crescent shaped wave moving around the water hither and there. And nothing appearing to cause it.moosterbounce wrote:I stopped to watch what I thought was a dodgy dolphin just south of Mill Point Road on Saturday afternoon. It was swimming weirdly around the bays
They are playing and don't even need to break surface so it looks like magic.
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