I witness a formidable little monster - a lacewing larva - coming into the world

My attempt to explain the complex mode of reproduction of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo

These familiar butterflies surprised me this morning, bullying and posturing to secure prime territory.

January marks the peak of flowering of two members of the Proteaceae that are widespread on the block - Saw Banksia and Geebung. So what is a banksia flower anyway and how does it differ from the "common garden" flower?

After watching native bees feeding on Persoonia flowers, I work my way to a better understanding of who they are and what they are doing.

Breeding season is a challenging time for birds, even for a species as boisterous and bossy as the Yellow-faced Honeyeater.

I chance upon another insect - a katydid - doing the houdini trick of escaping from its nymphal skin

White-naped Honeyeaters consume large numbers of spiders, and leaf-curling spiders seem to be a particular favourite.

Lacewings provide an example of an evolutionary quirk - a new design arises within one group of animals that bears a strong similarity to a pre-existing design in another group. 

Damselflies and dragonflies undergo extensive changes during their final moult, adapting to the shift from swimming to flight.

The baby Sacred Kingfishers are out and about – and seem younger than ever before!

A pair of Red-browed Finches have chosen a nearby Geebung bush as a nest site, giving us a good view of their construction activities.

We get to witness ecdysis - moulting of the exoskeleton - taking place in our resident stick insect.

A new visitor to the pond in company with a familiar one

The mating strategy of flower wasps is really quite bizarre. 

A bumper year for the cicadas prompts me to take a closer look at their biology.

Congregations of burrowing wasps are distracting me from my pursuit of native bees ... for now, at least.

Halloween has passed but this seems to be the week for spiders – of all kinds.

We get to witness a Red-bellied Black Snake feasting on amphibians again

It's all happening out there on a warm Spring evening in the forest

Nectar and pollen attracts a wealth of insect life