HP Waudby
@hpwaudby.bsky.social
Dr Helen P Waudby. Conservation biologist working with threatened species in southern NSW. Northern Territorian. Natural history; fieldwork; wildlife; wildflower photography.
Nice chorus of Endangered Sloane’s froglets (and a few other species) at CSU’s David Mitchell wetlands yesterday afternoon. The Thurgoona campus is a hotspot for them #wildoz #threatenedspecies #wetlands @gulbali-institute.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Nice chorus of Endangered Sloane’s froglets (and a few other species) at CSU’s David Mitchell wetlands yesterday afternoon. The Thurgoona campus is a hotspot for them #wildoz #threatenedspecies #wetlands @gulbali-institute.bsky.social
Ever had that feeling of being watched..? Reminded when I looked up from frog surveys to find I was the one being surveyed. By a southern bell frog. Creep.
July 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Ever had that feeling of being watched..? Reminded when I looked up from frog surveys to find I was the one being surveyed. By a southern bell frog. Creep.
Massive rainbow after a storm at Nanya Station in south west NSW. Couldn’t help but smile.
March 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Massive rainbow after a storm at Nanya Station in south west NSW. Couldn’t help but smile.
Some solid rainfall in NSW’s south west mallee last week. Enough to encourage burrowing frogs to make their way to the surface. Lots of these little Sudell’s frogs out looking for a mate #wildoz #frogs #desertrain #Neobatrachus
March 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Some solid rainfall in NSW’s south west mallee last week. Enough to encourage burrowing frogs to make their way to the surface. Lots of these little Sudell’s frogs out looking for a mate #wildoz #frogs #desertrain #Neobatrachus
It’s been a quiet week of fauna monitoring in far south west NSW. This young knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus levis) was a highlight. Adults can get up to ~10 cm. This one was around 5. Those eyes… #WildOz
February 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It’s been a quiet week of fauna monitoring in far south west NSW. This young knob-tailed gecko (Nephrurus levis) was a highlight. Adults can get up to ~10 cm. This one was around 5. Those eyes… #WildOz
Pie-dish beetles (Helea spp.) are so cool. They use their exaggerated flanges a bit like a shield to fend off predators. We see lots of them in the mallee #Coleoptera #WildOz
February 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Pie-dish beetles (Helea spp.) are so cool. They use their exaggerated flanges a bit like a shield to fend off predators. We see lots of them in the mallee #Coleoptera #WildOz
The mallee of south west NSW is a magic place at twilight. Heat still radiating off the sand. Birds winding down for the day.
February 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The mallee of south west NSW is a magic place at twilight. Heat still radiating off the sand. Birds winding down for the day.
Common brown butterfly (Heteronympha merope) on this morning’s walk. Fluttering its last as it lay on the path. Typically lots around Albury at this time of year.
December 29, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Common brown butterfly (Heteronympha merope) on this morning’s walk. Fluttering its last as it lay on the path. Typically lots around Albury at this time of year.
Tiny wildflowers still waving their heads above the drying grasslands of the NSW Riverina. Bindweed, mallee fringe-lily & yellow rush lilies.
December 13, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Tiny wildflowers still waving their heads above the drying grasslands of the NSW Riverina. Bindweed, mallee fringe-lily & yellow rush lilies.
Great to be back out in the field after 7 months of parental leave. Listening to the water birds fussing about and bell frogs calling at Gayini on twilight was a bit magic…
November 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Great to be back out in the field after 7 months of parental leave. Listening to the water birds fussing about and bell frogs calling at Gayini on twilight was a bit magic…
Desert heath-myrtle, Baeckea crassifolia (south west of Alice Springs, NT) #wildflowers
July 1, 2024 at 9:14 AM
Desert heath-myrtle, Baeckea crassifolia (south west of Alice Springs, NT) #wildflowers
Anurophagy is fairly common in larger frog species like the southern bell frog. It’s always fascinating to observe during monitoring #wildoz
December 9, 2023 at 7:50 PM
Anurophagy is fairly common in larger frog species like the southern bell frog. It’s always fascinating to observe during monitoring #wildoz
A few days in the mallee of south west NSW
November 21, 2023 at 12:50 AM
A few days in the mallee of south west NSW
Checking nest boxes I set up to try and entice western pygmy possums living in the mallee in far south-west New South Wales. No actual possum yet (75 more boxes to go), but did find a promising little leaf nest in one #wildoz
November 11, 2023 at 9:14 AM
Checking nest boxes I set up to try and entice western pygmy possums living in the mallee in far south-west New South Wales. No actual possum yet (75 more boxes to go), but did find a promising little leaf nest in one #wildoz
Chariot wheels (Maireana cheelii) are a federally listed threatened species. Pretty cool to see how ants collect the fruit and leave it lying around the entrance to their nest. I was told that it’s often the first tip off to the species’ presence!
October 17, 2023 at 7:55 AM
Chariot wheels (Maireana cheelii) are a federally listed threatened species. Pretty cool to see how ants collect the fruit and leave it lying around the entrance to their nest. I was told that it’s often the first tip off to the species’ presence!
Just gave my annual lecture to Federation University students doing their Arid Zone Ecology course. Really engaged bunch of students with insightful questions. Keeps me hopeful.
September 25, 2023 at 4:33 AM
Just gave my annual lecture to Federation University students doing their Arid Zone Ecology course. Really engaged bunch of students with insightful questions. Keeps me hopeful.