The unknown caterpillar is revealed after a two year mission - The story of the Wattle Cup Moth (Calcarifera ordinata)

We have managed to capture some remarkable video and photos of our local goannas. The video only runs for a couple of minutes. Watch to the

The wetland dried up leaving lots of food for the snakes, goannas, water rats and birds.

Welcome to Istari 2023. Istari, the home of australianbushlife.com in the Clarence Valley of New South Wales, Australia. Istari is a Land...

Spring is gone. The days are heating up, the goannas are out and about. Bells phase Goannas We have noticed two Bells Phase lace...

Crinkle bush (Lomatia silaifolia) flowers in late spring and summer.

In a wetland near Istari we saw seven black swams (Cygnus atratus), 2 adults and 5 young.

After 85.5mm of rain over the recent rain event all the streams are flowing and the bush is wet. Thankfully no dangerous flooding.

Varanus varius The goanna, also called a Lace monitor (Varanus varius), uses its tongue to smell.

The record floods dominate everything for us and in the bush. Cane toads have arrived. Weeding and pest management and a lot more.

The ground was already wet from record high summer rains. December and January delivered 404mm of rain here. The earth was saturated,...

We saw the dingo (Canis familiaris) from our wildlife camera. He sauntered along the path we had made through the bush. He turned left...

We found the body of Jac our beloved three legged goanna, today, April 7 2022.

Jac is a lace monitor (Varanus varius) who has lived here for nearly 25 years.

The heavy rain brings a mini flood joining the wetland and creek to form a huge lake.

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an iconic Australian marsupial. Unlike its closest living relative, the wombat, the koala is tree...

We saw the dingo (Canis familiaris) from our wildlife camera. He sauntered along the path we had made through the bush. He turned left...

... and other weeds The Australian bush is under constant threat of invastion from weeds of all types. There are a number on Istari...

Feral pigs are a major problem in our area. We have tried to manage them a number of ways but the best is the baiting program using HOGGONE