Local stories / Creature Features
Do you have a nature story to share? It might be as simple as the variety of creatures found in rockpool. Or you may have investigated a species or a landscape in greater depth.
Just email us some text and photos for inclusion in our ‘Local Stories / Creature Features’ section.
Raymond Daly (info@atlasoflife.org.au).
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February 2025
- Feb 21, 2025 Natura Far South Coast - Issue 14 Feb 21, 2025
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June 2024
- Jun 30, 2024 Natura Far South Coast - Issue 13 Jun 30, 2024
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April 2024
- Apr 21, 2024 Natura Far South Coast - Issue 12 Apr 21, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 10, 2024 Natura Far South Coast - Issue 11 Feb 10, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 10, 2024 Natura Far South Coast - Issue 10 Jan 10, 2024
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November 2023
- Nov 11, 2023 Natura Far South Coast - Issue 09 Nov 11, 2023
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May 2022
- May 12, 2022 Weedy seadragons death mystery May 12, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 9, 2022 Storm Strands - Wallagoot Beach, Bournda National Park, 5th April 2022 Apr 9, 2022
- Apr 8, 2022 Sea Pens onshore Apr 8, 2022
- Apr 8, 2022 Slugs and Snails Apr 8, 2022
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April 2021
- Apr 6, 2021 A Snorkeler’s Sapphire Summer Apr 6, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 7, 2021 An early brief snorkel - Lizzie Allen Jan 7, 2021
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June 2020
- Jun 25, 2020 Wild Black Range Jun 25, 2020
- Jun 8, 2020 Platypus Morn Jun 8, 2020
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May 2020
- May 28, 2020 The Far South Coast White-bellied Sea-eagle project May 28, 2020
- May 27, 2020 A Bold Eagle over the Black Range May 27, 2020
- May 13, 2020 Frogs in the Pond May 13, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 30, 2020 Ambling Along the Anabranch Apr 30, 2020
- Apr 8, 2020 Gone on Goannas Apr 8, 2020
- Apr 3, 2020 Wombat kingdom Apr 3, 2020
- Apr 2, 2020 The hunters' tree Apr 2, 2020
- Apr 1, 2020 Feeding King Parrots Apr 1, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 30, 2020 Gang-gangs at Tura Beach Mar 30, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 20, 2020 Platypus and the Anabranch Feb 20, 2020
- Feb 13, 2020 Forest recovery: a case study Feb 13, 2020
- Feb 7, 2020 Black Tide Feb 7, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 22, 2019 Underwater wonders Dec 22, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 16, 2019 The Screaming Woman and the Growling Dog Oct 16, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 27, 2019 Waterbugs Aug 27, 2019
- Aug 26, 2019 Plants of Wyndham by Norm Clarke Aug 26, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 29, 2019 Videos by a natural naturalist Jun 29, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 14, 2019 WASP ALERT: notes from 2019 Apr 14, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 9, 2019 Of orchids and bees Feb 9, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 23, 2018 Local bees Dec 23, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 4, 2018 Glossies en masse: a rare treat indeed! Aug 4, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 11, 2018 Getting to know spiders Jul 11, 2018
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May 2018
- May 23, 2018 Winter Holiday May 23, 2018
- May 18, 2018 Spotted-tailed Quolls May 18, 2018
- May 12, 2018 Diversity in the barnacle zone May 12, 2018
- May 8, 2018 When Crimsons aren't crimson May 8, 2018
- May 4, 2018 Aerial contortionists May 4, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 24, 2018 New sighting for the Atlas – to bee or not to bee! Apr 24, 2018
- Apr 21, 2018 Butterfly eggs and a seriously tiny invader Apr 21, 2018
- Apr 17, 2018 Banjo rays Apr 17, 2018
- Apr 13, 2018 Butterflies, grasshoppers, and Autumn breeding Apr 13, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 23, 2018 Mini Blue Tide Feb 23, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 22, 2018 Snorkelling snippets Jan 22, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 9, 2017 A Weedy Walk along the Shore Dec 9, 2017
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November 2017
- Nov 10, 2017 Little Terns & other Beach Nesting Birds Nov 10, 2017
- Nov 4, 2017 Tideline & Beyond Nov 4, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 18, 2017 Spotted Pardalote - one of our favourite birds Oct 18, 2017
- Oct 6, 2017 A rare find on Bournda Beach Oct 6, 2017
- Oct 6, 2017 Goanna Hatchlings Oct 6, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 26, 2017 Rare sighting of Koala near Aragunnu Sep 26, 2017
- Sep 8, 2017 Spotted-tail Quoll or Wedge-tail eagle - who won? Sep 8, 2017
- Sep 8, 2017 Flying foxes at Glebe Lagoon Sep 8, 2017
- Sep 2, 2017 Mandeni Meandering to Greencape Gales Sep 2, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 31, 2017 Kangaroo twins at Tura Aug 31, 2017
- Aug 11, 2017 Southern Forest Life..... Aug 11, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 7, 2017 Dem bones have a story to tell Jun 7, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 21, 2017 Fabulous Fungi season is here... Mar 21, 2017
- Mar 16, 2017 A rare Wraparound spider Mar 16, 2017
- Mar 4, 2017 Warm Currents ,More fish...and Octopus activity Mar 4, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 24, 2017 Tropical Visitors....and more Feb 24, 2017
- Feb 10, 2017 Early record of a Peacock spider Feb 10, 2017
- Feb 5, 2017 Octopus's Garden in the making... Feb 5, 2017
- Feb 2, 2017 Blue Tide Creatures Feb 2, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 15, 2017 Channel -Billed cuckoo Jan 15, 2017
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December 2016
- Dec 18, 2016 Grand Designs for some ? Dec 18, 2016
- Dec 3, 2016 Baby Pigmy possum Dec 3, 2016
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November 2016
- Nov 8, 2016 Sea Hares in Spring Nov 8, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 20, 2016 Grey Goshawk Oct 20, 2016
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June 2016
- Jun 11, 2016 Eastern Curlew - extinction in sight? Jun 11, 2016
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May 2016
- May 8, 2016 Plants & Fungi at Tuross May 8, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 Gloomy Octopus and underwater companions Mar 28, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 28, 2016 Underwater World Feb 28, 2016
- Feb 14, 2016 Dendrodoris? help with ID please Feb 14, 2016
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December 2015
- Dec 11, 2015 Young Tiger Quoll filmed near Batemans Bay Dec 11, 2015
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November 2015
- Nov 20, 2015 Rare Dugong sighting at Merimbula! Nov 20, 2015
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October 2015
- Oct 26, 2015 Beach Stone Curlew……rare sighting Oct 26, 2015
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August 2015
- Aug 2, 2015 Tiger Quoll caught in the act Aug 2, 2015
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July 2015
- Jul 14, 2015 Osprey …. Merimbula Jul 14, 2015
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June 2015
- Jun 3, 2015 A great find at Narooma for the Marine Society Jun 3, 2015
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April 2015
- Apr 22, 2015 Sea Hares…… Apr 22, 2015
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March 2015
- Mar 24, 2015 Diamond Python Mar 24, 2015
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February 2015
- Feb 20, 2015 Moorish Idol Feb 20, 2015
- Feb 1, 2015 Breeding success…Beach nesting birds Feb 1, 2015
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January 2015
- Jan 5, 2015 Snorkelling Season is here Jan 5, 2015
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December 2014
- Dec 12, 2014 Koo -o-eel ……Eastern Koel Dec 12, 2014
- Dec 6, 2014 Six legged shorebird Dec 6, 2014
- Dec 6, 2014 Black cod in the Bruce Steer pool Dec 6, 2014
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November 2014
- Nov 18, 2014 Help to ID this bird Nov 18, 2014
- Nov 12, 2014 Great koala find at the Bioblitz Nov 12, 2014
- Nov 10, 2014 Painted Button quail Nov 10, 2014
- Nov 5, 2014 Scarlet Honeyeaters for the first time Nov 5, 2014
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September 2014
- Sep 28, 2014 Whale soup + more from Greencape Sep 28, 2014
- Sep 19, 2014 Spring is in the Air Sep 19, 2014
- Sep 18, 2014 Time for a spring clean Sep 18, 2014
- Sep 2, 2014 A Des Res for a possum Sep 2, 2014
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August 2014
- Aug 31, 2014 Turtle fatigue south of the 30th parallel Aug 31, 2014
- Aug 20, 2014 Finding Dragons of the underwater variety Aug 20, 2014
- Aug 4, 2014 Sea Potato….Heart Urchin Aug 4, 2014
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July 2014
- Jul 22, 2014 New bird in our patch Jul 22, 2014
- Jul 21, 2014 Winter Visitors Jul 21, 2014
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June 2014
- Jun 11, 2014 WOMBATS at play……? Jun 11, 2014
- Jun 6, 2014 Osprey …….& other raptors Jun 6, 2014
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May 2014
- May 9, 2014 More Fabulous Fungi May 9, 2014
- May 8, 2014 500m diameter baitball near Montague May 8, 2014
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April 2014
- Apr 29, 2014 An elusive subject Apr 29, 2014
- Apr 23, 2014 The best time for Fungi forays Apr 23, 2014
- Apr 9, 2014 Middens and otoliths Apr 9, 2014
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March 2014
- Mar 24, 2014 Where do all our Hoodies go ? Mar 24, 2014
- Mar 19, 2014 Angler fish or alien? Mar 19, 2014
- Mar 18, 2014 More details on pumice visitors Mar 18, 2014
- Mar 18, 2014 Remember the Fijordland penguin? Mar 18, 2014
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February 2014
- Feb 25, 2014 Heatwaves kill flying foxes Feb 25, 2014
- Feb 25, 2014 Moon blubber? Feb 25, 2014
- Feb 20, 2014 Unusual Sea Slugs Feb 20, 2014
- Feb 19, 2014 How to eat a jellyfish Feb 19, 2014
- Feb 10, 2014 Hooded Plover family Feb 10, 2014
- Feb 7, 2014 Gloomy Stingaree Feb 7, 2014
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January 2014
- Jan 14, 2014 Surfing Snake ? Jan 14, 2014
- Jan 2, 2014 new info - Pumice flotsam attracts settlers Jan 2, 2014
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December 2013
- Dec 28, 2013 Butcherbird Dec 28, 2013
- Dec 19, 2013 Nest hunting Goannas Dec 19, 2013
- Dec 14, 2013 Unusual visitors to the Blue Pool Dec 14, 2013
- Dec 8, 2013 Pod of Killer whales sighted at Mowarry Dec 8, 2013
- Dec 5, 2013 the Koala's voice Dec 5, 2013
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November 2013
- Nov 28, 2013 Water Dragons re-defined Nov 28, 2013
- Nov 10, 2013 Lace Monitor nest Nov 10, 2013
- Nov 7, 2013 Hooded Plovers….back & busy Nov 7, 2013
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October 2013
- Oct 15, 2013 Jacky Lizard.[ Amphibolurus muricatus ]...... egg laying Oct 15, 2013
- Oct 8, 2013 Fiordland Penguin Progress Oct 8, 2013
- Oct 3, 2013 Green Cape sightings by COG Oct 3, 2013
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September 2013
- Sep 27, 2013 Eat the Invader! green shore crabs..... Sep 27, 2013
- Sep 22, 2013 Cryptic Cockles revealed Sep 22, 2013
- Sep 17, 2013 Fiordland Penguin Sep 17, 2013
- Sep 13, 2013 Lennard's Island rocky shore ramble 21st September Sep 13, 2013
- Sep 1, 2013 First Day of Spring? Sep 1, 2013
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August 2013
- Aug 26, 2013 Southern Right Whales........Baleen & Callosities Aug 26, 2013