Male koalas are bellowing like clockwork on the shortest day of the year (winter solstice) every year ( 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) in the same spot in the Bellingen region. The usual breeding season for koalas is approximately August to February.

That means koalas are already on the move, crossing roads, clear-felled logging areas of Tuckers Nob State Forests and are forced to cross paths with fast cars and roaming dogs.
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It's spotted-tailed quoll breeding season. At this time of the year, the females get chonky necks and develop a pouch.

They only live for about three years, so it's good to see from recent trailcam pics that there are more babies on the way.

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Die Brutdauer der Amsel dauert von Ende Februar bis August. Sie brütet in tiefliegenden Gebüschen & Sträuchern oder kleinen Bäumen. Die lange, resp. mehrfache Brutzeit erfordert, dass zwischen März & September Hecken & Sträucher NICHT geschnitten oder zerstört werden dürfen.

https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/read/68714778/naturzyt-das-schweizer-naturmagazin-ausgabe-juni-2024

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Mrs Bufflehead made her way to the marsh. She heard there's a handsome fellow hanging out there.

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Mr. Bufflehead shows up at the marsh in full breeding plumage. He is confident.

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It's breeding season so the large black and white birds have been chasing each other to establish a pecking order. It's amazing to watch a pure black bird chasing a pure white one.

They don't actually fight or even touch each other, just chase and shout a lot.

The final results are in, and the sequence is:

1. Raven (black) chases goshawk (white).
2. Goshawk chases currawong (black with a bit of white)
3. Magpie hangs out in the paddock at the front of the property, away from the rest of them, catching insects.

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