Noela and I did the Swift Parrot/Regent Honeyeater survey this
weekend at our usual sites, various TSRs in the Tarcutta area. Dipped
on the target species, no flowering, no lerps, lots of dead and dying
trees, both box and stringybarks. Bird abundance far lower than
usual, ditto re species diversity. The good news is that the Brown
Treecreeper population is holding on at Kyeamba TSR, even tho
abundance appeared lower than usual.
What we did see, at Posts TSR which is on the Old Tarcutta Road where
once I got Swift Parrots, was this very large fungus on the side of a
River Red Gum, you can see its size in relation to Noela standing
next to it. Of interest was that something had been eating on it. No
stock on the TSR, and probably too high for them anyway. It had many
neat bite marks, each around one centimeter in size, perhaps a little
more. A small amount had fallen to the ground, but most had been
neatly bitten off and removed, presumably ingested.
What is this fungus called, please, and any suggestions as to what
has been feasting upon it?
Thanks - David
PS no, this is not a quiz!
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