Tag Archives: Birds

Explore Bernadette’s Pollinator Link garden

Posted on 21/01/2018 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Visiting the Pollinator Link garden of Bernadette and Len Crook is like an adventure in a botanic garden. Step through the front gate straight into an urban forest habitat supporting bird, butterflies and bees. The balcony provided … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Australian Leafwing, Australian Painted Lady Vanessa kershawi, Backyard Bee Home, bees, Bernadette and Len Cook, Birds, Blue Argus, Blue-banded Eggfly, Brazilian Jasmine Dipladenia sanderii, Bush food, Butterflies, Common Crow Euploea core, Common or Varied Eggfly, Danaid Eggfly, Golden Everlasting Daisy Xerochrysum bracteatum, Lemon-scented Myrtle Backhousia citriodora, Love Flower Pseuderanthemum variable, Midgen Berry Austromyrtus dulcis, Native Geranium Geranium solanderi, Pink-flowered Doughwood Melicope elleryana, Rainbow Lorikeets Trichoglossus haematodus, Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Vine Pararistolochia praevenosa, Silver Wattle Acacia podalyriifolia, Wattle Notodontid Moth Neola semiaurata | Leave a comment

Target 30,000 Brisbane Gardens

Posted on 23/03/2017 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Do you want to see more butterflies, birds and bees in parks and gardens around Brisbane? Join others who are already bringing a bit of bush into their urban gardens; providing water, food and shelter for our … Continue reading →

Posted in Bees, Pollinator Link, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged Birds, Butterfly | Leave a comment

Pollinator Link – influencing community to help wildlife

Posted on 14/07/2016 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN REPOSTED FROM Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee Pollinator Link’s Mike Fox says pollinator network success has a lot to do with “influencing”. Mike was a guest speaker at our Sustainability Centre Open Day on Saturday. “Bees … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bees, Birds, Bulimba Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee, Butterflies, Community, flying foxes, habitat, Laurie Deacon, Michael Fox, Mt Gravatt High School, Pollinator Link garden, Pollinatorlink, water, wildlife | Leave a comment

Pollinator Link at The Planting Woodfordia

Posted on 21/03/2016 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox I will be sharing the Pollinator Link™ vision at The Planting Festival – Woodfordia – 29 April to 1 May It is called The Planting and it is held at Woodfordia the Woodford Folk Festival site. At … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Uncategorized | Tagged bees, Birds, Butterfly, Helen Schwencke, pollination, Sandra Tuszynska, The Planting Woodfordia | Leave a comment

Learn Three Easy Steps to vibrant backyards

Posted on 20/03/2016 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

Wednesday 30 March – 10am to 12noon Join Michael Fox at BigW Westfield Garden City when he presents his workshop “Learn Three Easy Steps to vibrant backyards” at the BigW Garden Club. Do you remember backyards full of butterflies? Would … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Uncategorized, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged bee, Birds, Butterfly, double-barred finches, Orchard Swallowtail Papilio aegeus | Leave a comment

The Goods Line: a Pollinator Link through Sydney city

Posted on 29/09/2015 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Cities can surprise us. Who would expect to find a two kilometer long park of wildflowers two stories above New York streets? The High Line creates a wildlife corridor through high rise city buildings linking people with … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link | Tagged Alan Moore photography, bees, Birds, Butterfly, Chau Chak Wing building, High Line New York, Sydney, Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, The Goods Line, university campus, UTS Business School, Wildlife corridor | Leave a comment

Pollinator Link at Mt Gravatt Library

Posted on 20/10/2012 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox Pollinator Links: wildlife corridors for urban spaces, was launched in September at our local Mt Gravatt Library. As part of the launch butterflies and birds was the theme for the regular Children’s storytime. Mt Gravatt Environment Group … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link, Showgrounds Precinct, Wildlife Corridor | Tagged bees, Birds, Bulimba Creek, Butterflies, Edd Cross, Mt Gravatt Girl Guides, Mt Gravatt Library, Pollinator Link | Leave a comment

Pollinator Links launched at BCC Habitat Brisbane Citywide Meeting

Posted on 05/09/2012 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox The Pollinator Link concept was well received at the BCC Habitat Brisbane Citywide Meeting this week. This was an important test of feasibility as the audience included experienced BCC Habitat Offices with university qualifications in environmental science, … Continue reading →