The Friends of Jirdarup Bushland
The Friends of Jirdarup Bushland is a community group based around Victoria Park. We are dedicated to the preservation of Jirdarup Bushland Precinct which includes Kensington Bushland, George St Reserve and Kent St Sandpit. We organize community events as well as planting and weeding days each year.
Our aim is to help the community connect with nature through protecting, regenerating and revegetating the Jirdarup Bushland Precinct.
Follow us on Facebook or Instagram to get the latest news and get involved in our activities!
The Bushland
Jirdarup Bushland Precinct, with ‘Bush Forever’ site Kensington Bushland at its heart, is a rare slice of remnant banksia-jarrah woodlands tucked away in Victoria Park. A hidden natural treasure and biodiversity hot spot, Jirdarup means ‘Place of Birds’ in the Nyoongar language. It is home to 62 species of birds, as well as 14 species of reptiles and over 200 plant species. Get creative and immerse yourself in photographing the wealth of Jirdarup’s flora, fauna, and landscapes.
The Bushland entry points are from Etwell Street, George Street and Baron Hay Court. There is free parking, wide pathways, and dog walking is permitted. Disabled access is via Baron-Hay Court entrance. You can take photos from the public access areas in Jirdarup Bushland, but please don’t jump the fences.
It's been a bumper season for Jirdarup Black Cocky photos. These two are by @veronicamcphail ('Catch') and Peter Caddy #cadmanphotography('Showing off her gorgeous tail feathers'). Beautiful!
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What do Black Cockatoos eat?
Every day now, mobs of Red-Tails and a smaller group of Carnaby's are foraging in and around Jirdarup Bushland. They have a varied diet at least, with plenty of nuts, berries, banksia and pine cones and even bark to chew on! A Lilly Pilly tree on Baron Hay Court is a favourite.
Photos by Georgina Wilson
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If you look closely, the INSECTS of Jirdarup are as fascinating as the rest of the wildlife! We have beetles, grasshoppers, tree hoppers, spiders and more. Thanks to Stuart Meachem for the fabulous photos.
And check out our Facebook page to see grasshoppers mating!! (It's R-rated).
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@KEEP CARNABY'S FLYING!
Professor Kris Warren at Murdoch's Harry Butler Institute heads up this new Lotterywest-funded project aiming to help stop the extinction crisis facing our beloved black cockatoos ... Can this threatened species be saved?
Find out at the Urban Bushland Council's AGM next week and learn how we can work together to keep Ngoolarks flying forever! It's FREE.
Register here @https://www.bushlandperth.org.au/event/2023-agm-speaker-topic-keep-carnabys-flying/
#jirdarupbushland #urbanbushlandcouncilwa #keepcarnabysflyingngoolarksforever #blackcockatoocrisis
Have we tired of bird waterer photos yet? No?
These marvellous contraptions at Jirdarup Bushland attract all manner of avian species. 💚 Often the small shy birds are chased away by the big bossy types, but sometimes they decide to share.
Photos by Georgina Wilson
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Happy Valentine's Day Friends!!
Thx again to @veronicamcphail for these loved-up pics.
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@savetheblackcockatoos
More fabulous pics of the Jirdarup Brown Goshawk - a marvel of nature living amongst us! ... Meanwhile, the Black Cockies were keeping their distance. 😬
Snapped by @veronicamcphail
Have you seen this bird?
It’s a brown goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) - a native raptor! You may have seen it circling way up high, looking for its next juicy meal of baby bird or lizard. It's sometimes seen chasing the larger birds too, even Black Cockatoos.
Thanks to @ShaunFearnPhotography for these fantastic photos, taken recently in Jirdarup Bushland.
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#browngoshawk
#birdsinbackyardsproject
https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Accipiter-fasciatus
Containers for Change
