Dr Dave
@ecosystemunraveller.com
Professor of Ecology, educator, maker | birds, mistletoe, acoustics, conservation | updates on research, family & other beasts. Living on unceded Wiradjuri country
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First course done. The parallel bricks will be hidden by the next course, the top of the lower step, so it’s just the end to end bricks that will be visible. String lines for the win!
January 13, 2026 at 1:35 AM
First course done. The parallel bricks will be hidden by the next course, the top of the lower step, so it’s just the end to end bricks that will be visible. String lines for the win!
String line in place, ready for the first course. How good are string lines? So good!
January 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
String line in place, ready for the first course. How good are string lines? So good!
Bricks cleaned, scrubbed and graded, the last remnants of our original kitchen chimney.
January 12, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Bricks cleaned, scrubbed and graded, the last remnants of our original kitchen chimney.
True wild type Angelfish are hard to find but geez, in sunlight they rival all of the other colour types I’ve seen.
January 11, 2026 at 4:34 AM
True wild type Angelfish are hard to find but geez, in sunlight they rival all of the other colour types I’ve seen.
Concreting done—sturdy and oh so level, now swaddled in saturated rags to slow the cure. *HardEarnedThirst
January 11, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Concreting done—sturdy and oh so level, now swaddled in saturated rags to slow the cure. *HardEarnedThirst
Six wheelbarrows of soil removed. That’ll do.
January 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Six wheelbarrows of soil removed. That’ll do.
Next mission—sort out some steps between the workshop and the new wing. First step, remove excess soil.
January 10, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Next mission—sort out some steps between the workshop and the new wing. First step, remove excess soil.
Found this Eastern Brown Snake snarled in bird netting last night. Returned this morning with some poly pipe for safe handling and sharp scissors. Released beside dam where it had a big drink. Timely reminder that bird netting is nasty stuff for wildlife—if you must use it, keep it off the ground!
January 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Found this Eastern Brown Snake snarled in bird netting last night. Returned this morning with some poly pipe for safe handling and sharp scissors. Released beside dam where it had a big drink. Timely reminder that bird netting is nasty stuff for wildlife—if you must use it, keep it off the ground!
43 in the shade at Burrumbuttock and the wind is violently gusting. Checked on animals and wildlife waterers—everyone’s edgy.
January 9, 2026 at 4:48 AM
43 in the shade at Burrumbuttock and the wind is violently gusting. Checked on animals and wildlife waterers—everyone’s edgy.
And a very happy wombat of the Year to you too. Last week, I awoke to a wombat barging beneath my stretcher (pictured, to the right), growling the whole while!
January 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
And a very happy wombat of the Year to you too. Last week, I awoke to a wombat barging beneath my stretcher (pictured, to the right), growling the whole while!
Good morning good people.
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Good morning good people.
Somewhere in there, twig catfish (Farlowella sp.) lurk…
January 4, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Somewhere in there, twig catfish (Farlowella sp.) lurk…
A golden rule of fish tanks is to locate them away from direct sunlight. These fish haven’t read those books.
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
A golden rule of fish tanks is to locate them away from direct sunlight. These fish haven’t read those books.
