Local flare-up of laurel wilt disease in redbays in this area. I collected s sample from this small wilted tree that had the classic sawdust "toothpicks" coming from the stem. I am also culturing the fungus, and will post that in a separate observation. Dorsal picture of the beetle is taken over millimeter grid paper, for scale.
1st time I have seen flowers on this species
A good result for song meter sites sited within the NP (& beyond boundary of Pullen Pullen Reserve) under the auspices of Bush Heritage and Birds Qld as part of a broader Bird Surveying Expedition to the NP with Andrew Ley. 2- note call confirmed by N Leseberg, (Pullen Pullen Reserve) "one bird flew over that area on the night of 27 Sep, at about 10pm. You had a number of recorders there within a few hundred metres of each other, and the bird was detected on four of the recorders. Based on the times (see data below), it seems to have been moving west. Of the 8 calls detected, all are two-note whistle calls (I have attached a clip of the strongest call) and similar in structure, suggesting the same bird. There was one call of the 8 though that was higher and thinner. This may indicate a second bird, or it could just be the one bird doing something unusual.
So, while it’s not a roost site, it’s still valuable information. It is consistent with what we’ve found before, which seems to suggest birds roosting on the western edge of the escarpment country to the east of where this one was detected, then perhaps moving out onto the floodplains to the west to forage.
I’m sure your crew will be excited to hear the news. It’s not a roost site, and there is no risk of folks disturbing a sensitive area, so happy for you to share this data and the call clip around" 1/5/24
Sad. Probably several hundred year old animal. Still for sale for consumption in Iceland.
TL:266mm
Weight:255g
Yolk diameter:About 80mm
It was extracted from a fished adult.
Fish foul hooked while angling and released quickly. Location in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, set private due to the sensitivity of the population and the sensitivity of the specific location
Males and females with eggs from sinkhole pond
on sponges, depth 203 m
Big snapping turtle crawled out of the creek