Fauna

May 1, 20233 min read

Solved: The mystery of an unknown caterpillar.......

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

Mar 13, 20231 min read

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

Mar 13, 20235 min read

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

Feb 8, 20231 min read

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

Dec 4, 20225 min read

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

Oct 25, 20221 min read

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

May 20, 20227 min read

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

Apr 25, 20222 min read

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

Apr 7, 20221 min read

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

Mar 28, 20225 min read

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