Black Sugarloaf

Black Sugarloaf is a small dolerite mountain in central north Tasmania. Since moving to this special place 20 years ago I have been learning about the plants, birds and invertebrates that live in the forest.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

exoskeletons

Sometimes you can just be lucky! A month ago I walked out the front door to find a bush cricket or katydid( Caedicia simplex ) that had just...

Monday, September 22, 2008

Fungi: Banksiamyces

Banksiamyces are small cup fungi (Ascomycetes) that grow on old cones of Banksia species. Banksiamyces toomansis grows on Banksia margina...

tiny spider

I was photographing the crustose lichens on the old seed cases of swamp paperbark Melaleuca ericifolia when something moved. This tiny spi...

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Moulting Lagoon

heath myrtle ( Thryptomene micrantha) sunset over Great Oyster Bay Black Swans at Moulting Lagoon Moulting Lagoon is one of ten sites in ...

A trip to Forth Falls

Pterostylis sp. Geoglossum sp. Marasmius sp. cicada exoskeleton Galerina hypnorum The local field naturalists group (The Central Nor...

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Brown tree frog (Litoria ewingi)

The Brown tree frog ( Litoria ewingii ) is found throughout Tasmania. I see them frequently at Black Sugarloaf, usually in the garden, but ...

Monday, June 9, 2008

A female raspy cricket

I found this female raspy cricket in the car a few months ago. Her sword-shaped ovipositor at the tip of the abdomen is used to insert eggs...

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About Me

Sarah: Birds have always captured my imagination and since I could first say the word I wanted to be an ornithologist. My move to Black Sugarloaf in 1988 coincided with the start of the Australian Bird Count (conducted by Birds Australia) and I contributed to the project for its duration. It was a great way to learn about the habitat requirements, habits and vocalisations of the forest birds. As many bird movements are correlated with the flowering and fruiting of plants, becoming familiar with the local flora was also necessary. Putting names to the colourful abundance of fungal species poses a more difficult challenge as so many species in Australia are yet to be scientifically described and named. Every year I add to the list of fungi which now numbers over 200 species. I am involved in various organisations including: treasurer of the Central North Field Naturalists and editor of The Natural News; member of the committee of Birds Tasmania (a regional group of Birds Australia); property assessor for the Land for Wildlife program; and I was on the inaugural committee of Fungimap Inc. I write regularly and contribute photographs for these organisations.

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