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arbilp3

@ arbilp3 @aussie.zone

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  • It's all in the family with Kookaburras.

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  • I can imagine, but you never know what's up ahead. Sometimes it takes wildlife a long time before they'll accept a particular nest box or some other species comes and takes over. Have you looked to see if any other wildlife has made the nest box its home? There are so many factors that can influence the take up of a nest box. I hope that doesn't happen to me as I'm hoping to put up a kooka one up soon, but we'll see.!

    If you know someone with experience in this perhaps they may be able to give you some advice. I was involved in a nest box community project last year and these were some general guidelines people were given:

  • The Radical World of Red-Winged Fairy Wrens | Particle

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  • Sorry, didn't mean to be hurtful. You are not the only person responsible for what is put up. This is a community, right? Perhaps the folks here need to be reminded by a veteran member like you that we can only make this a vibrant place if more people bring a variety of posts to the table including asking questions about what they can do at home and their communities, for support, and showing us what plants and animals live in their areas ( great opp for photographers), as well as supplying information articles. We are living in a critical point in time in which what we do and how we interact has a decisive effect on the future. I am particularly committed to making the future less onerous for the young and for nature. I'm in my seventies and time becomes much more meaningful as you get older.

  • It's all in the family with Kookaburras.

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  • If you love kookas, make sure the old big trees with hollows in your area are saved from the chop. You can also purchase a kookaburra nesting box and put it up in a tall tree in your area.

  • The Radical World of Red-Winged Fairy Wrens | Particle

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  • Great to get a wildlife post not by me. In Australia we have such amazing and diverse species. I'm not sure why the above fairy wrens are considered 'radical'. Where I live in Qld we are fortunate to have various fairy wrens and a rich bird life generally.

    Kookaburra older offspring also help in the care of younger siblings and in defending territory. I'll put up a post in case people are interested.

  • Australia at climate crossroads as old fuel path tapers

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  • “What we are saying is [the Paris Agreement] needs a complimentary component which is much more binding, and where countries commit to a phase out.” I really hope this eventuates and is successful. We are in such need.

  • Build an easy LIZARD LOUNGE 🦎

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  • I used to have a bluey long ago in my yard and it was just so nice to greet the chubby little guy every so often. If you live in a dry area and don't have water nearby, put out a flattish dish with water out for your bluey and enjoy the friendship.

  • $55 million payment lets Alcoa continue clearing endangered Northern Jarrah Forest

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  • Exactly.

  • $55 million payment lets Alcoa continue clearing endangered Northern Jarrah Forest

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  • I hope there will be some action we can take soon.

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    Know your Aussie threatened species - GREATER GLIDER

  • 'Canary in the coal mine': The possum on the frontline of Australia's extinction crisis

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  • The ones that were introduced to NZ were the brushtail possums. This little one which has been identified as threatened resides in the North Qld tropical rainforest.

  • Australia's rapidly disappearing biodiversity is still not a priority

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  • So let's not read and get depressed, take some sort of action: political: e.g. write or talk to your local MP, even your local councillor, support environment organisations with petitions and submissions or volunteering at events, practical: plant native shrubs or trees that will help your local wildlife, join a Landcare or bush regeneration group, become a transporter (or wildlife carer) for volunteer wildlife care groups, creative: create art related to nature and share it with others, go to workshops, read nature stories to your children, collect treasures in the bush and turn them into artworks with your kids or grandkids, monetary: donate to environmental causes that are meaningful to you, personal: commune with nature, look at the plants and animals around you, listen to their voice and the voice of the sea, the wind.Get cranky, get passionate but don't give up if you love nature. It will love you back.

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    Biodiversity Grants for children and teenagers - Victoria

    juniorlandcare.org.au /grant/2026-victorian-junior-landcare-and-biodiversity-grants/

  • Do you think it would be worthwhile having a separate page for nature conservation and activism?

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  • Yep, that makes sense. I could put up more posts but I don't want to overdo it in case people don't like to be 'flooded' with info they're not interested in.

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    arbilp3 @aussie.zone

    Do you think it would be worthwhile having a separate page for nature conservation and activism?

  • INSPIRING VIDEO. How China is Fighting the Desert

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  • Australian government 'silent' on $26b hole in its biodiversity targets

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    Australian government 'silent' on $26b hole in its biodiversity targets

    www.abc.net.au /news/science/2026-02-17/26-billion-global-biodiversity-target-nature-subsidies/106328722

  • Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can do

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  • The key point of this interesting article, imo, is that we have to start planning NOW for what is up ahead. This is not happening as urgently as it should so we need to ask our esteemed politicians what they are doing to prepare all the different communities and ecosystems so they may be better protected and also our food security is not put in jeopardy. We should ask them straight out and test their understanding and what solid strategies they have in mind. It'd be 'interesting' to hear what they have to say.

  • Climate emergency ignored as banks double down on coal and gas

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  • There seems to be a lot of posts in this community focusing on the negative. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I'm not aware of the situation we are in, but can we look also at what we CAN do to make a positive difference? Maybe some of us oldies have a death wish but for the sake of the young and for the sake of the innocent plants and animals let's find ways to go counter to the greed or helpless status quo.

  • Climate emergency ignored as banks double down on coal and gas

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  • And our government keeps approving fossil fuel projects. So if the signal given is that fossil fuels are viable of course banks and investors will continue putting money into them. Their objective in life is profit first, whereas you would think that our governments' objectives would be the present and future welfare of the people they represent.

  • Want to boost uptake of battery EVs? Subsidise chargers at home and work – not the vehicles

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  • Yup, that's the picture I put up.

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    Trees affect the climate in more ways than we previously realised

    theconversation.com /we-discovered-microbes-in-bark-eat-climate-gases-this-will-change-the-way-we-think-about-trees-269612

  • Want to boost uptake of battery EVs? Subsidise chargers at home and work – not the vehicles

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  • I did understand what you meant (I think). You mentioned 'better transport' and for me that would involve greater investment in public transport and transport that doesn't just have one person per vehicle but can move groups more flexibly and cleanly. If EVs where to be subsidised it might be worth subsidising people on lower incomes and people in group households (family or otherwise). Subsidising the well-off is just subsidising them for brandishing another status symbol.

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    INSPIRING VIDEO. How China is Fighting the Desert

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    Renewables Dig Once, Fossil Fuels Dig Forever

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    Sign submission to stop new oil & gas in Australia’s oceans.

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    All aboard the Luurv Train! - ECHIDNA Part 2

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    Conserve the BOGONG MOTH migration - get involved with friends or family

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    Protect Australia's ocean sanctuaries - send an email to your MP

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    Daytime power prices have never been lower. So why are bills rising?

    www.abc.net.au /news/2026-02-08/big-swings-in-australias-electricity-market/106305696
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    "Australia can’t reach its ambitious climate targets with current policies. Here are 6 things we can try"

    theconversation.com /australia-cant-reach-its-ambitious-climate-targets-with-current-policies-here-are-6-things-we-can-try-275088
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    Have you found a baby bird? (POSTER)

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    Know our Aussie critters: ECHIDNA

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    Want to build a nest box for Aussie wildlife?

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    Sign petition - Protect Aussie birds from lethal SGAR rat poisons

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    All about creating a native verge / nature strip

    www.gayledallaston.com
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    Seed Savers Handbook

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    Free webinar 19 Feb: Preparing for a more volatile future