Monthly:October 2021
King Billy Pines (Athrotaxis selanginoides), also known as King William Pines, is a tree endemic to Tasmania. They only grow in the mountains of northwest and southwest Tasmania. Walking in King Billy Pine Forest truly is a walk with giants. King Billy Trees The trees were named in honour of William Lanne (c.1835 – 3 March 1869), the Oyster Bay Aboriginal tribal leader and the last full-blooded Aboriginal Tasmanian man, who was also named after the reigning King William of […]
The Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca), also known as the Sacred Ibis, is a protected native bird of Australia under the State Wildlife Nature Conservation Act 1992. Harming an ibis is considered a serious offence. Sadly, The Australian White Ibis has become a very unpopular bird due to its urban migration and disturbance to the community. These birds have earned themselves several nicknames, such as bin chicken, tip turkey, dumpster diver, foul fowl, rubbish raptor, dump chook and winged rubbish […]