Australian Bush Life

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

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

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