A new study on whale voice boxes shows how they can produce such complex sounds. But naturally, there are limitations to how loudly they can sing and the implications of …
Another lovely weekend swimming snorkelling Ricketts Point Beaumaris and surrounds. Saturday’s morning forecast was a little windier than expected. It made for a turbulent swim at Quiet Corner in Ricketts …
Introduction Colorado State University chose to begin the review of an important article on apex predators with this erroneous statement: ‘removal of apex predators from an ecosystem can create lasting …
Haeckel’s Jellyfish in Port Phillip Bay are most commonly seen seen between about October and March according to the records published on iNaturalist. While they have the potential to sting, …
This morning the wind was blowing from the south which is a little exposed at Ricketts Point. But the wind was forecast to swing more east so we waited until …
After recent mouse plagues in Australia the state and federal governments allowed widespread use of second-generation rodenticides. However, everything we know about farm pest management tells us this solution isn’t …
This weekend we decided to stay snorkelling at Ricketts Point mostly. As always, the best laid plans, didn’t quite go the way we hoped. On the Saturday we decided to …
I’ve put up a series of links on the webpage for Melbourne snorkelling, wind & webcams. These are the pages I most commonly look at to assess conditions the day …
You may not have heard of Budj Bim (pronounced ‘Boodgie Bim’) as it was only declared a World Heritage Area in 2019. So, what is Budji Bim? What am I …
I saw a female Widebody Pipefish at Quiet Corner this week and thought you might like a bit of advice on telling this and Spotted Pipefish apart. Identifying Spotted and …
