Learning how to identify our native plants and wildlife often takes a lot of practice. You can start to learn to identify some common mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and insects in and around your planting site using these online resources and apps.
You can also find links to some of the native plants found within your local area.
Activities
It’s Log-ical – logs can become a wonderful micro-habitat for wildlife!
Lovely Leaf Litter – understand the role of leaf litter in the ecosystem and identify some of the animals that live in leaf litter.
Minibeast Hotel – learn how to create a habitat for minibeasts made from natural and recycled materials.
Minibeast Safari Hunt -learn about insects and insect diversity.
What’s that Bird? – learn about the amazing birds that live all around us.
What’s the Story with Understorey? – learn how biodiversity can vary in different habitats.
Wildlife Detective – learn about survey techniques for animals, and signs of animals within urban habitats.
Wildlife Identification
Birds in Backyards
Birdlife Australia
Port Phillip & Westernport CMA
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Port Phillip & Westernport CMA
