Tag Archives: Birds

Bird families moving into Pollinator Link

Posted on 12/10/2026 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Laurie Deacon A special week … finding four bird families nesting in the Pollinator Link and my birthday celebration. 1. nesting Frogmouths ( in the tall old Ironbark ), 2. a pair of nesting Plovers on the bottom Oval with … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Forest Regeneration Project

Posted on 07/06/2025 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Michael Fox The project aims to restore the biodiverse pre-clearing habitat of Mt Gravatt Showgrounds to attract birds, bees and butterflies creating a wildlife corridor between Mt Gravatt Reserve and Bulimba Creek. Working with the Mt Gravatt Showgrounds Trust … Continue reading →

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Fun in the Sun Pollinator Link Bushcare Sunday 29th Aug

Posted on 23/09/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

By: Laurie Deacon When do we have fun? We meet last Sunday of the Month from 3pm to 5 pm, with Tea and Cakes and pack up after. Sometimes we do outdoor games or Yoga on the green until sunset. … Continue reading →

Posted in Pollinator Link | Tagged Australian native bees, B4C Bulimba Creek Catchement Coordinating Committee, Birds, Butterfly, Community, Mt Gravatt State High School SHS, N4C Norman Creek Catchment Coordinating Committee, Pale-headed Rosella | Leave a comment

Register your Pollinator Link garden: Free

Posted on 14/07/2021 by Mt Gravatt Environment Group

Pollinator Link® is a non-profit initiative of Mt Gravatt Environment Group. The Pollinator Link® project aims to bring wildlife back to our urban by providing Water, Food and Shelter for birds, butterflies and bees. Your free garden registration will support … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →