The wildlife corridor of the Byles creek valley links Pennant Hills Park to Lane Cove National Park. Having very high biodiversity value & supporting several threatened species including the Gang Gang Cockatoo & the Powerful Owl. Sadly this corridor is under great threat. Please click on the link for further information & how you could help.
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What you see here is a male Powerful Owl with the remains of a Grey-headed flying fox. Most likely caught in the early hours of the morning & ready to serve as dinner to his family in the evening. Photographed in Terrys Creek by Jenny Stiles,
National Tree Day is celebrated on the 26th July 2015. Please help support the event to be held at Somerville Park from 9.30am - midday. You will have the opportunity to restore a threatened plant community by planting local indigenous species & complete the final stage of the planting out of this once mowed area. Gum trees can live up to 400 years & increase in ecological value as they grow older - still contributing to habitat after they die. Know that what your planting today will make a difference for future generations & assist in protecting threatened species. Click here for more information
The built form of Epping is set to skyrocket & significantly impact our natural environment. West Epping Park has a small patch of an endangered ecological community (STIF). Small islands of habitat play a vital role in providing stepping stones for wildlife to larger pockets of forests. Designing a community facility that does not impact but enhances this precious remnant should be a high priority. Make your views known. http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/council/noticeboard/on-exhibition/review-of-environmental-factors-west-epping-park News update...A Grey Goshawk was spotted on the 8th July in the Pembroke Park area of Terrys Creek. This brings the list of bird species of the Terrys Creek corridor to 103. Thanks Michele for the report!
The Gang gang cockatoo is a threatened species in the northern districts with only a few breeding pairs left. There have been reports in previous years of them flying the northern part of the Terrys Creek corridor & they are frequent visitors to the Beecroft, Cheltenham & Pennant Hills area (Byles Creek Catchment).. Recently a resident in the southern part of Terrys Creek reported hearing them in the Vimiera Park area. Recording sightings of these birds is very important to their ongoing monitoring & protection - please report them.
It is usually this time of year the Rose Robin makes an appearance in the corridor. This year there has been one reported (late June) by Jenny Stiles. Some of those lucky enough to live on properties that back on to the bushland corridor have spotted them in their backyards! Have you seen one? They are very cute & acrobatic with the males proudly displaying a rose coloured chest.
Yoda Bat found on the northern tip of Queensland. Image credit Piotr Naskrecki/Conservation international
Click on the photo to link to the Australian Geographic story. Eastern Rosellas are a beautiful but very shy species. They have made a big comeback to the Vimiera Park area over the last couple of years. They enjoy foraging among the native grasses & feeding from the wattles & cheese tree
Yesterday I spotted a Pacific Baza in Vimiera Park. They are very silent in their movement, however wherever they go they send the local birds into a frenzy and so they are easy to locate. Here is one of my action photographs that I took a few years back along Terrys Creek. I had no idea what it was eating until I came home & zoomed in on the photo. Poor little green frog!
To protect the Fairy Possum, we are working with government to create a Great Forest National Park. This area will be a safe haven for the Fairy Possum. But it needs to happen fast! click on the photo for more information from the wilderness society
World Environment Day is celebrated each year on June 5th. The theme of this years events in sustainable lifestyle. Check your Councils website for events in your area. Hornsby Council have gone for June 6th to involve all members of the family & have gone all out for this fantastic event. Click on the logo...
Jenny Stiles discovered this pair of Boobook Owls in Dence Park area of Terrys Creek yesterday. This is a preferred roosting spot, so interesting to find that it comprises of weed species of tall shrubs & vines that form a dense protective canopy. Habitat structure is often overlooked as a highly valuable environmental resource for wildlife.Click on the photo to see Jennys list of 34 birds species spotted on the day along Terrys Creek
The Rotary Club of Epping has a history of supporting the local community &Terrys Creek. Taking on the responsibility of Clean up Australia Day each year at Vimiera Park and in the establishment of the official Terrys Creek Walk. Read some of the history here
Pictured is a Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat. Image by Lib Ruytenberg
Katie Whiting has recorded several microbat species in the Dence Park area of Terrys Creek. Species recorders are: Yellow-bellied Sheathtail Bat (Saccolaimus flaviventris) – listed as vulnerable under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Eastern Bentwing Bat (Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis) – also listed as vulnerable under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Gould’s Wattled Bat (Chalinolobus gouldii) White-striped Freetail Bat (Tadarida australis) – note you can hear this species at night because it calls at low frequencies audible to the human ear |
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